The largest slave auction in U.S. history
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
The Weeping Time
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| gptkbp:coveredBy |
gptkb:The_New_York_Tribune
gptkb:The_Savannah_Republican |
| gptkbp:date |
March 2–3, 1859
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| gptkbp:enslavedPeopleOrigin |
gptkb:Butler_Island_Plantation
gptkb:St._Simons_Island_Plantation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The largest slave auction in U.S. history
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| gptkbp:impact |
families separated
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
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| gptkbp:numberOfPeopleSold |
over 400
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| gptkbp:plantationOwner |
gptkb:Pierce_Mease_Butler
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to pay off debts
|
| gptkbp:sells |
gptkb:Joseph_Bryan
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| gptkbp:significance |
largest single sale of enslaved people in U.S. history
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| gptkbp:weather |
heavy rain
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Day_of_Tears
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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