Abolition of slavery in French colonies
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:communityRole |
rise of civil rights movements
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
modern human rights discourse
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| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:French_National_Assembly
public discourse historical scholarship reparations for descendants |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influence on literature and art
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| gptkbp:date |
April 27, 1848
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| gptkbp:environmental_impact |
labor shortages
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:French_Second_Republic
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
post-abolition society
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| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
French_Caribbean
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
foundation for future civil rights legislation
part of global abolition movement |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:French_Revolution
colonial exploitation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Abolition of slavery in French colonies
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| gptkbp:impact |
freedom for enslaved people
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Haitian_Revolution
Enlightenment ideas cultural exchanges political activism global economic changes socialist movements women's rights movements labor rights movements anti-slavery societies global abolitionist movements international pressure religious movements economic theories of labor |
| gptkbp:involved |
former enslaved people
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| gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of |
gptkb:International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition
cultural festivals abolitionists historical commemorations |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
French_colonial_history
French_history French_Enlightenment_thought |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Victor_Schœlcher
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| gptkbp:legacy |
ongoing discussions about race and equality
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
French_law
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| gptkbp:legislation |
Decree of 27 April 1848
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
plantation owners
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
slavery_in_French_colonies
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement_in_France
Abolitionism anti-colonial movements social justice movements colonial policies humanitarian movements |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_in_British_colonies
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
migration patterns
changes in land ownership cultural identity formation new social contracts economic changes in colonies changes in education systems |