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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:R_v_Knowles,_ex_parte_Somersett
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gptkbp:citation
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(1772) 20 State Tr 1
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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22 June 1772
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Charles_Stewart
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Somersett's Case
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gptkbp:impact
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influenced abolitionist movement in Britain
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Lord_Mansfield
gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:James_Somersett
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gptkbp:predecessor
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subsequent anti-slavery cases in Britain
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gptkbp:principle
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no person can be forcibly removed from England as a slave
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gptkbp:referencedIn
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history of slavery in the United Kingdom
legal history of England
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:British_abolitionist_movement
gptkb:Granville_Sharp
gptkb:Francis_Hargrave
gptkb:James_Somersett
gptkb:Serjeant_Glynn
gptkb:William_Davy
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
gptkb:John_Dunning
abolition of slavery in Britain
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gptkbp:result
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Somersett freed
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gptkbp:significance
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ruled slavery unsupported by English common law
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gptkbp:subject
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slavery
habeas corpus
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Granville_Sharp
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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