Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
celebrated annually on Emancipation Day
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
mixed reactions from citizens
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
shift in societal norms regarding slavery
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influence_on_African_American_culture
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| gptkbp:date |
April 16, 1862
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| gptkbp:environmental_impact |
compensation to slave owners
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
13th Amendment
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| gptkbp:governs |
federal government intervention
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by historians
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Charles_Sumner gptkb:Harriet_Tubman Sojourner Truth Thaddeus Stevens |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
symbol of progress towards civil rights
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part of the broader abolition movement
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Reconstruction Era 15th Amendment 14th Amendment |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
government publications
academic research educational materials legal documents scholarly articles government records oral histories historical markers museum exhibits public speeches census data documentaries and films community records monuments and memorials photographs from the era letters and correspondence newspaper articles from the time records of the event personal accounts of freed individuals |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
end of slavery in D.C.
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| gptkbp:impact |
set a precedent for emancipation in other states
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| gptkbp:influenced |
abolitionist movements
public sentiment against slavery |
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for future civil rights movements
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Emancipation_Act
Compensated Emancipation Act |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:outcome |
freedom for enslaved individuals
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| gptkbp:populationTrend |
approximately 3,100 enslaved individuals
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Civil_War
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Emancipation Proclamation
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| gptkbp:significance |
first emancipation of enslaved people in the United States
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