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- DictionaryE·man·ci·pa·tion/əˌmansəˈpāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation: "the emancipation of feminist ideas"
4 days ago · Emancipation Proclamation, edict issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union. It took more than two years for news of the proclamation to reach the slaves in the distant state of Texas.
2 days ago · The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.
3 days ago · Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is also called Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day. The name “Juneteenth” references the date of the holiday, combining the words “June” and “nineteenth.”
20 hours ago · Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world. ... The Emancipation Proclamation, ...
4 days ago · June 19 is now a federally recognized holiday. Floridians, however, have long recognized “Emancipation Day” or “May Day” in Florida on May 20. Celebrations for the day include food, games and...
2 days ago · Although deceptively simple, these questions have fueled debate among historians for the last 150 years, a conversation that prolific historian Ira Berlin enters into with his latest work The Long Emancipation: The Demise of Slavery in the United States of America.
2 days ago · In addition to abolishing slavery in the rebellious Confederate states on January 1, 1863, Lincoln's Proclamation announced that the Union Army and Navy would accept black men in their ranks. Nearly 200,000 African Americans joined Union forces by the end of the Civil War.
