Washington D.C. Slave Trade Act
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
slave ownership rights
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| gptkbp:allows |
slave_trade_in_Washington_D.C.
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
academic research
documentaries historians historical studies legal scholars sociologists law reviews |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
historical landmarks
Fugitive Slave Act Civil War causes |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
court cases
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
national discourse on slavery
legal framework for slavery |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:Congress
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| gptkbp:discusses |
historical texts
historical documentaries political debates public forums |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Compensated_Emancipation_Act |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
legal reforms
public protests |
| gptkbp:highlights |
contradictions_in_American_values
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
pre-Civil War America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
symbol of compromise
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Washington D.C. Slave Trade Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
African_American_community
slave_population_in_D.C. |
| gptkbp:influenced |
educational curricula
public opinion on slavery future legislation on civil rights cultural representations of slavery subsequent legislation on slavery |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
political climate of the time
Abolitionist_movement |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
formation of anti-slavery societies
increased abolitionist activity increased awareness of slavery issues historical revisions changes in slave trade practices emancipation discussions |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Compromise of 1850
legal history American_history American_legislative_history |
| gptkbp:reflects |
regional tensions
moral dilemmas of the time changing attitudes towards race. societal attitudes towards slavery |
| gptkbp:related_to |
Civil Rights movement
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
District of Columbia
slavery |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
legal challenges
increased_tensions_between_North_and_South |
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1850
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