Definition of Manumission

release from slavery, freedom

Examples of Manumission in a sentence

When manumission happened on the plantation, all the slaves were freed.  🔊

Manumission of slaves was enacted after the Civil War was over.  🔊

After his manumission, the former slave headed north to find his family.  🔊

Many people were against manumission because they needed slaves to work their fields.  🔊

Manumission allowed former slaves to become landowners.  🔊

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