Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
The Weeping Time slave auction
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
historical markers in Savannah, Georgia
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
March 2–3, 1859
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| gptkbp:describes |
The largest recorded slave auction in U.S. history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Weeping Time
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| gptkbp:impact |
families separated
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| gptkbp:legacy |
subject of books, articles, and documentaries
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
covered by The New York Tribune
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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 of Pierce Mease Butler
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| gptkbp:sells |
gptkb:Joseph_Bryan
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| gptkbp:significance |
highlighted the brutality of slavery in the United States
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Great_Slave_Auction
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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