Emancipation Day (United States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_holiday
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:DC_Emancipation_Day
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| gptkbp:commemorates |
emancipation of enslaved people in the United States
|
| gptkbp:date |
April 16
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| gptkbp:firstObserved |
1862
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Emancipation Day (United States)
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| gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:publicHolidayIn |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
2005 (District of Columbia)
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Juneteenth
Abolition of slavery in the United States |
| gptkbp:significance |
marks the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Emancipation_Day_(Canada)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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