emancipation
noun
the act of emancipating.
self-emancipation
-
a word derived from
emancipation.
Example Sentences
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The longer struggle against slavery in the Western Hemisphere involved centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage, and self-emancipation by enslaved people themselves, a story that extends far beyond the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
Likewise, the end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance through rebellions, wars, sabotage and self-emancipation, across the entire Americas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
By letting us, as spectators, witness that process of self-emancipation at close range, these female-led productions in Hamburg and Munich pack both a theatrical and a moral punch.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Three dolls she made after her self-emancipation, for the children of her white employers, are some of the first you see in the show.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
A particular social sphere must be identical with the notorious crime of society as a whole, in such wise that the emancipation of this sphere would appear to be the general self-emancipation.
From Selected Essays by H. J. Stenning
