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as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans
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Noun
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The craft was then taught to enslaved people, who built many of the walls throughout Middle Tennessee, and then, after emancipation, many former slaves established themselves as stack stonemasons.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025 -
In the gap between law and emancipation, white landowners reaped profits, and Black families remained in bondage, unaware of the paper promises made in Washington.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The show also tackles a big historic topic with women’s suffrage.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Poll taxes and literacy tests stripped away suffrage.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Everyone from beginners and active students to longtime scholars of Black liberation will find valuable and timely lessons in this book.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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And so begins a new part of the tale: a dystopian chapter written in the language of liberation.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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