1848 Emancipation Proclamation in Danish West Indies

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedPopulation enslaved Africans in Danish West Indies
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Emancipation Day (July 3) in U.S. Virgin Islands
gptkbp:date July 3, 1848
gptkbp:declaredBy gptkb:Governor_Peter_von_Scholten
gptkbp:followedBy transition to free labor society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1848 Emancipation Proclamation in Danish West Indies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Saint_Croix
gptkb:Saint_John
gptkb:Saint_Thomas
gptkbp:precededBy slavery in Danish West Indies
gptkbp:relatedTo Danish colonial history
history of slavery in the Caribbean
gptkbp:resultedIn abolition of slavery in Danish West Indies
gptkbp:triggeredBy slave rebellion on Saint Croix
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Frederik
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7