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   E·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"
   • ▪ the freeing of someone from slavery: "the early struggle for emancipation from slavery"

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emancipationEmancipation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : the act or process of emancipating. emancipationist. i-ˌman (t)-sə-ˈpā-sh (ə-)nist. noun. Did you know? The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, ordered that enslaved people living in rebellious territories be released from the bonds of ownership and made free people—their own masters.

4. www.britannica.com › event › Emancipation-ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation | Definition, Date, Summary ...

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   Emancipation Proclamation, edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states during the American Civil War. Besides lifting the war to the level of a crusade for human freedom, the proclamation allowed the Union to recruit Black soldiers.

5. www.history.com › emancipation-proclamationEmancipation Proclamation - Definition, Dates & Summary | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged...

6. www.imdb.com › title › tt12530246Emancipation (2022) - IMDb

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   Dec 9, 2022 · Emancipation: Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor. A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EmancipationEmancipation - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Emancipation has many meanings; in political terms, it often means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability that violates basic human rights, such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emancipation_ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia

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   Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Authority. Coverage. Background. Drafting and issuance of the proclamation. Implementation. Gettysburg Address. Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (1863) Postbellum. Critiques. Legacy in the civil rights era. In popular culture. See also. Notes. Further reading. External links.

9. nmaahc.si.edu › explore › storiesEmancipation Proclamation: An Introduction | National Museum ...

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   The process through which the Proclamation was crafted reveals a deeper and wider story about the meaning of freedom in America and the paradox of liberty in a nation founded with slavery structured into the Constitution and a mainspring of its economic, social, and political life.