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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMANCIPATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights: women's/ female emancipation. black emancipation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Human rights. affirmative action. ageism. ageist. anti-discrimination. anti-feminism. desegregate. desegregation. discriminate. discrimination. distributive justice. feminism. feminist.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emancipation_(2022_film)Emancipation (2022 film) - Wikipedia

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   Emancipation is a 2022 American historical action thriller film [3] [4] [5] directed by Antoine Fuqua and co-produced by Will Smith, who stars as a runaway slave headed for Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1860s, after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery in secessionist Confederate states, [6] surviving the...

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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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.

8. www.archives.gov › exhibits › featured-documentsThe Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives

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   Jan 28, 2022 · As a milestone along the road to slavery's final destruction, the Emancipation Proclamation has assumed a place among the great documents of human freedom. The original of the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, is in the National Archives in Washington, DC.

9. 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.