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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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After Texans learned of emancipation on June 19, 1865, two developments changed the shape of the city: The rise of freedom colonies of independent, land-owning African Americans during the 1860s and '70s, as well as the arrival of the first railroad from Houston on Christmas Day, 1871.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025 -
But as a marker of emancipation, the day has carried significance for over a century, ever since Union troops rode into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and declared freedom for all the men, women and children still shackled by slavery.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 June 2025
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The holiday was even adopted by proponents of the women’s suffrage movement, Antolini added.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But Fellowes refuses to treat it as a heel turn, even clumsily transforming Bertha into a proto-feminist who picks a fight about female suffrage at a dinner party and risks her own social status to advocate for divorced women.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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In truth, planning is the ultimate act of love and liberation.—
Jehan Crump‑Gibson,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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The group was founded in 1951 after a dynamic period of accelerated change and growth in Iraq following the nation’s liberation from British rule in 1932.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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