as the result of deliberation the Major-General commanding has executed and ordered to be published the following deeds of manumission: [Here follow two deeds, declaring by the authority of law ...

They're probably the most famous couple on the Island. Mike and Claire Manumission have had more to do with sculpting the Ibiza we see today than anyone else. Almost everyone who visits Ibiza goes ...

Despite claims from progressive historians that US slavery was a natural outgrowth of a free market economy, the reality is ...

The manumission deed he signed declared his commitment “to serve the cause of humanity by promoting the liberation of such slaves as manifest a disposition to become useful members of society.” ...

Bradley, Keith 2015. The Bitter Chain of Slavery. Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, Vol. 41/1, Issue. 1, p. 149. Béraud, Marianne Mathieu, Nicolas and Rémy, Bernard ...

Another difference between Roman slavery and its more modern variety was manumission – the ability of slaves to be freed. Roman owners freed their slaves in considerable numbers: some freed them ...

Mindful of Groucho Marx’s words on club membership, I entered the Italianate finery of London’s Reform Club with trepidation.

Publicity is perhaps the most frequently cited rationale for slave redemption. Certainly the on-camera manumission of a modern-day slave presents a powerful image for broadcast television.

The Kingsley Plantation in Jacksonville, Florida, is different from any other plantation I’ve been to in the South, and it’s ...

Voters, get your ballots ready. In-person absentee voting starts Friday, and all six seats on the Alexandria City Council are up for grabs.

The man died before the completion of the project, but his widow fulfilled his promise by drawing manumission papers for Mamout. Through years of hard work, despite a number of misfortunes ...