Abolition of slavery in British colonies
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Racial equality
Social justice Civil rights movements |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
Emancipation Day
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| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Public opinion Religious groups |
| gptkbp:date |
1833
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
Literature
Biographies Historical records |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Post-abolition society
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Abolition of slavery in British colonies
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| gptkbp:impact |
freedom for enslaved people
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| gptkbp:influenced |
International law
Human rights legislation Global abolition movements |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Abolitionist_movement
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| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson Olaudah Equiano |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Plantation owners
Economic interests |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Cultural history
Economic history Legal history Colonial history Political history Civil rights history Human rights history Social reform history British_history Transatlantic_slave_trade_history |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Slave Trade Act 1807
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:United_Nations
Historians Activists |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:British_Empire
Human rights Economic changes Social changes |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Changes in labor systems
End of plantation slavery Legal recognition of freedom Migration of former slaves |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Methodists
Quakers |