[Middle English manumitten, from Old French manumitter, from Latin manūmittere : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send from.]
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin manūmittere=manū, abl. of manus the authority of a father, master, etc., literally, hand + mittere to release, let go]
Manumit Coffee Manumit means to "release from slavery, or set free", a fitting name for this Cardiff based roastery with one mission in mind; to employ survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking and help them rebuild their lives.
"Our laws are extremely particular on the subject of slaves--a will may manumit them, but provision for their support requires that a declaration should continue with the party, and never lose sight of him until he is gone or dead."
In April of 1861, The Recorder attempted to show what freed slaves should "expect from abolitionists" upon manumission by stating, "The North would manumit the Negro and exterminate him!" (38) At the same time, this article aimed to show that the South wanted to preserve the "Negro race." This hypocrisy was present in the thought of many northerners, but not necessarily abolitionists.
(34) Juan's enslavement simultaneously enables and limits his social ascent, as his owner, the Duke of Sesa, both creates a place of prestige for Juan and assigns definite limits to that place by refusing to manumit him.