as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War
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Recent Examples of manumission
Meanwhile, the text suggests that Saulos, his accomplice, engaged in the fictitious sale and manumission of slaves while forging documents to cover their tracks.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the society’s copies of manumission deeds helped to protect Black women and men against those crimes and other deceptions.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Some states required enslaved people who gained their freedom through manumission to leave the state.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
The jewels of the show are de Pareja’s manumission papers, with which Velázquez granted his freedom in 1650.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2023
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the society’s copies of manumission deeds helped to protect Black women and men against those crimes and other deceptions.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Some states required enslaved people who gained their freedom through manumission to leave the state.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
The jewels of the show are de Pareja’s manumission papers, with which Velázquez granted his freedom in 1650.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manumission
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Paired with the exhibit will be a collection of slavery documents from AARLCC, such as bills of sale for slaves, insurance documents, and emancipation documents, Hobbs said.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some favored gradual emancipation.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The timing of the event is notable, as September 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of China’s liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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Because there is no liberation without Black liberation, not across the global South, not anywhere.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Manumission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manumission. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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