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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:court_cases
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gptkbp:case_number
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40 U. S. 518
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gptkbp:case_outcome
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impact on international relations
shaping public opinion on slavery
inspiration for civil rights movements
legal precedent for future cases
reversal of lower court ruling
contribution to the abolition of slavery
influence on U. S. law
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gptkbp:case_types
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civil rights case
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspiration for films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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1841
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Transatlantic_slave_trade
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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landmark case in U. S. history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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United States v. The Amistad
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gptkbp:impact
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increased awareness of slavery issues
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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abolitionist activists
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gptkbp:involved_parties
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gptkb:Amistad_captives
gptkb:Spanish_slave_traders
gptkb:Cinqué
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gptkbp:judged_by
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the Africans were free
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gptkbp:judicial_review
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gptkb:Justice_Joseph_Story
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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slavery
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gptkbp:legal_outcome
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affirmation of human rights
rejection of Spanish claims
return of the Amistad captives to Africa
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gptkbp:legal_principle
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self-defense against illegal captivity
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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gptkb:Roger_Baldwin
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:outcome
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freedom for the Africans
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gptkbp:precedent
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international law regarding slavery
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gptkbp:related_cases
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gptkb:The_Antelope
gptkb:United_States_v._Schooner_Amistad
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Amistad_rebellion
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gptkbp:significance
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abolitionist movement
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:William_Johnson
gptkb:Amistad_case
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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