Example Sentences

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"Despite his seemingly progressive actions, Mr. de Klerk was by no means the great emancipator," Mandela wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2021

It can be startling to learn that Toussaint L’Ouverture, famous as Haiti’s great emancipator, was also a slaveholder.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

Levine reminds the reader of the moral indecisiveness of Lincoln, who has come to be known as the great emancipator.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

He spoke with awe of the great emancipator.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2017

Despite his seemingly progressive actions, Mr. de Klerk was by no means the great emancipator.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela