Slavery Abolition Act 1848

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials and monuments
Abolition Day
gptkbp:competitors slave owners
gptkbp:criticism delayed implementation in some colonies
insufficient compensation for former slave owners
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for literature and art
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:enforces British_colonial_authorities
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1865
gptkbp:historical_analysis extensive historical research
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century abolitionism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod debate over legacy of slavery
debate over moral implications of slavery
debate over reparations
debate_over_impact_on_British_economy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pivotal moment in human rights history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Slavery Abolition Act 1848
gptkbp:impact freedom for enslaved people
disruption of plantation economy
social change in colonies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christian_abolitionism
Enlightenment ideals
economic arguments against slavery
Abolitionist_movement
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Abolitionists
gptkbp:legacy influence on future human rights legislation
gptkbp:legalStatus nullification of slavery
gptkbp:localEconomy influence on global abolitionist efforts
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
Slave Trade Act 1807
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson
Olaudah Equiano
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:purpose abolition of slavery
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Sojourner Truth
Anti-Slavery Movement
gptkbp:relatedTo human rights
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:end_of_slavery_in_British_colonies
gptkbp:territory gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1848