District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Emancipation_Day_(April_16)_in_Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:compensation |
up to $300 per freed slave
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| gptkbp:compensationFor |
Slave owners
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
April 16, 1862
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:freeFrom |
over 3,000 enslaved persons
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
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| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_in_the_District_of_Columbia
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Slavery_in_the_United_States gptkb:Abolitionism_in_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Emancipation_Day
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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