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slavery institution

concept · 6 mentions

the institution of owning human beings as property

Other senses of “slavery”

unspecified

Connections

The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

slaveryslavery (—)system — 2 shared claimsBritish dominions — 1 shared claimtremendous ill — 1 shared claimunmitigated curse — 1 shared claimthat which raises man above the beast — 1 shared claimits purpose — 1 shared claimBritish possessions — 1 shared claimFrance — 1 shared claimDutch West Indies — 1 shared claimPorto Rico — 1 shared claimSt. Thomas — 1 shared claimCuba — 1 shared claimsystemBritish dominionstremendous illunmitigated cursethat which raises m…its purposeBritish possessionsFranceDutch West IndiesPorto RicoSt. ThomasCuba
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Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

George M. Rolph (author)

  • slavery abolished in British possessions 1834
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    Slavery, upon which cane sugar raising so greatly depended, was entirely abolished in British possessions in 1834
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the opening sentence of the passage, which explicitly states 'Slavery...was entirely abolished in British possessions in 1834.' All elements of the claim (subject, predicate, object, and time) are precisely supported by this quote.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source); the stance is appropriately asserted; the sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's factual tone; the time qualifiers accurately reflect 1834 as stated; the context is appropriately empty as the passage provides none; and the quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery abolished in France 1848 ⟨Second Republic⟩
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    in France in 1848 during the Second Republic
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'slavery...was entirely abolished in...France in 1848 during the Second Republic.' All elements (subject, predicate, object, time, and context) are explicitly supported by the text.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage states facts without attribution to a named source). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's declarative statement. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual historical claim. The time is correctly specified as 1848 with matching valid_from and valid_to dates. The context 'Second Republic' accurately reflects the passage's specification 'in France in 1848 during the Second Republic'. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery abolished in Dutch West Indies 1863
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    in the Dutch West Indies in 1863
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Slavery, upon which cane sugar raising so greatly depended, was entirely abolished in British possessions in 1834, in France in 1848 during the Second Republic, in the Dutch West Indies in 1863...' The subject, predicate, object, and date all match exactly.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (who presents the information directly). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's declarative statement. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual historical claim. The time is correctly specified as 1863, matching the passage verbatim. The context is appropriately empty as the passage makes no distinction about different senses or roles. The quote 'in the Dutch West Indies in 1863' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery abolished in Porto Rico 1873
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    in Porto Rico in 1873
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage, which explicitly lists 'in Porto Rico in 1873' as one of the dates when slavery was abolished in various territories. No rewording or interpretation is required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this assertion without attributing it to a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's neutral presentation of historical dates. The time qualifiers (when: 1873, valid_from: 1873, valid_to: 1873) correctly match the temporal scope stated in the passage. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage provides no specific context restricting the meaning of slavery in this instance. The quote 'in Porto Rico in 1873' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery abolished in St. Thomas 1876
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    in St. Thomas in 1876
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'in St. Thomas in 1876' appears in the list of dates and locations where slavery was abolished. The subject, predicate, object, and temporal information all match exactly what is written.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is written in narrative form without attribution to a named source). The stance 'asserts' correctly reflects the factual presentation in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifier correctly specifies 1876 as both the event date and valid period. The context is appropriately empty as the passage provides no sense-specific restrictions. The quote 'in St. Thomas in 1876' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery abolished in Cuba 1880
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    in Cuba in 1880
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'slavery...was entirely abolished in British possessions in 1834, in France in 1848 during the Second Republic, in the Dutch West Indies in 1863, in Porto Rico in 1873, in St. Thomas in 1876, and in Cuba in 1880.' The subject, predicate, object, and date are all explicitly mentioned with no rewording needed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this assertion without attribution to a named source). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's straightforward factual presentation. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual historical statement. The time qualifiers (when: 1880, valid_from: 1880, valid_to: 1880) accurately reflect the passage's statement 'in Cuba in 1880'. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage provides no contextual restriction on the sense of slavery being discussed. The quote 'in Cuba in 1880' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery was abolished in Spanish possessions 1873
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    Slavery in Spanish possessions was abolished in 1873
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'Slavery in Spanish possessions was abolished in 1873 and 34,000 slaves in Porto Rico received their freedom.' The subject, predicate, object, and temporal reference all match exactly without any rewording or interpretation required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (no named source is provided in the passage). The stance 'asserts' matches the declarative framing. Sentiment 'neutral' is appropriate for this factual statement. The time qualifier correctly specifies 1873 with no end date (valid_to: null), matching the passage's temporal scope. Context is appropriately empty as the passage provides no sense restriction. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    cane sugar raising so greatly depended
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'Slavery, upon which cane sugar raising so greatly depended, was entirely abolished...' The passage explicitly asserts that cane sugar raising depended greatly upon slavery.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as historical fact without attribution to a named source). The stance is correctly 'asserts' as the passage states this as a factual claim. The sentiment is appropriately neutral. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage does not specify a particular temporal period for this dependency. The context is correctly empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote 'cane sugar raising so greatly depended' appears verbatim in the passage and accurately supports the claim about the relationship between cane sugar raising and slavery.

J. Ewing Ritchie (author)

  • slavery was abolished British dominions eleven years ago
    assertspositivesource: sugar-pg52820
    ELEVEN years have passed away since, at an enormous cost, slavery was abolished in the British dominions
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the opening sentence of the passage: 'ELEVEN years have passed away since, at an enormous cost, slavery was abolished in the British dominions.' The subject, predicate, object, and temporal reference are all explicitly present without requiring outside knowledge or generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage is written in first-person perspective from the author's viewpoint, not attributed to a named source). The stance is 'asserts' which is appropriate for the straightforward factual claim. The sentiment is 'positive' which matches the passage's celebratory and laudatory tone regarding the abolition. The time qualifier 'eleven years ago' is directly supported by the opening phrase 'ELEVEN years have passed away since'. The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery is a tremendous ill tremendous ill
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820
    Slavery is a tremendous ill
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the opening sentence of the passage: 'Slavery is a tremendous ill—an unmitigated curse; earth cannot produce its equal.' The exact phrase 'Slavery is a tremendous ill' appears verbatim with no rewording needed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as the author's own statement, not attributed to a named source). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the author is making a direct declarative statement. The sentiment is correctly negative, matching the passage's strongly condemnatory language ('unmitigated curse,' 'hideous head,' 'dark as night'). The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal restriction on this claim. The context is correctly empty as the passage does not restrict slavery to a specific sense or role. The quote 'Slavery is a tremendous ill' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • slavery is an unmitigated curse unmitigated curse
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820
    an unmitigated curse
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening line: 'Slavery is a tremendous ill—an unmitigated curse; earth cannot produce its equal.' The exact phrase 'unmitigated curse' appears verbatim, making this a fully grounded claim with no added outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote 'an unmitigated curse' appears verbatim and the negative sentiment is accurate. However, the viewpoint should be attributed to a named source rather than 'author'. The passage presents this as the speaker's own statement, but does not explicitly name the speaker. While 'author' is a reasonable inference for an unnamed speaker, stricter qualifier fidelity would require checking if this is attributed to a specific named source in context (the footnote reference {11} suggests the full source is elsewhere). All other qualifiers (stance as 'asserts', sentiment as 'negative', and null time/context) are faithful to the passage.
  • slavery causes languishing and death of that which raises man above the beast
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820
    Where it rears its hideous head, all that raises man above the beast, and makes life a thing to be desired, languishes and dies
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The exact quote provided appears verbatim in the text, where the author explicitly states that where slavery exists, 'all that raises man above the beast, and makes life a thing to be desired, languishes and dies.' This is a direct assertion from the author without requiring outside knowledge.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage makes a declarative statement without framing it as disputed or questioned. The sentiment 'negative' matches the passage's strongly negative characterization of slavery using words like 'tremendous ill', 'unmitigated curse', 'hideous head', 'dark as night', 'dreary as death', 'terrible as hell'. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage does not attribute this general philosophical claim to a specific time period. The context is appropriately empty as the passage discusses slavery in its general sense without restricting to a particular role or period. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about slavery causing languishing and death of that which raises man above the beast.
  • slavery is vicious in principle system
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820
    such a system is evidently vicious in principle
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The author explicitly writes 'such a system is evidently vicious in principle' when discussing slavery, making this a fully grounded assertion with no added interpretation required.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as the author's own conclusion: 'We may fairly conclude'). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the author makes a direct assertion. The sentiment is correctly marked as 'negative', consistent with the critical characterization. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no specific temporal scope for this claim. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the meaning to a particular sense. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about slavery's viciousness.
  • slavery has failed to answer the end proposed its purpose
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg52820
    it has certainly failed to answer the end proposed
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The author explicitly states 'it has certainly failed to answer the end proposed' when discussing the system of slavery, and the quote provided exactly matches the text.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'author' (the passage uses 'we' throughout, indicating the author's own perspective rather than attribution to a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage makes a direct declarative statement. The sentiment 'negative' correctly reflects the passage's critical framing of the system as 'vicious in principle' and a 'curse and shame.' The time qualifiers are correctly null since no specific temporal scope is given. The context is appropriately empty as the claim makes a general statement without restriction to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about slavery's failure.
  • slavery can be extinguished system sooner or later
    assertspositivesource: sugar-pg52820
    We believe that it can be extinguished
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with the exact quote provided: 'We believe that it can be extinguished.' The subject (slavery), predicate (can be extinguished), and temporal qualifier (sooner or later) are all explicitly present in the text without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author ('We believe'), the stance is appropriately 'asserts' (expressing conviction), the sentiment is positive (framing extinction as a desired outcome), the temporal qualifier 'sooner or later' matches the passage's language exactly, context is appropriately empty as no specific sense restriction applies, and the quote appears verbatim and directly supports the claim.
  • freedom is the antagonist of slavery
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg52820
    Freedom is the antagonist of slavery
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with the exact phrase 'Freedom is the antagonist of slavery.' This is a verbatim quote that requires no rewording or interpretation.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is mostly faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and the subject, predicate, and object are accurate. However, the sentiment qualifier should be 'positive' rather than 'neutral' - the passage frames freedom as antagonistic to slavery in the context of abolishing an evil system ('curse and shame of humanity'), which carries a clearly positive moral sentiment. The viewpoint as 'author' is appropriate since this statement is not attributed to a named external source but appears to be the author's own assertion.

Change over time

1834
  • abolished in British possessions
1848
  • abolished in France
1863
  • abolished in Dutch West Indies
1873
  • abolished in Porto Rico
  • was abolished in Spanish possessions
1876
  • abolished in St. Thomas
1880
  • abolished in Cuba
eleven years ago
  • was abolished British dominions
sooner or later
  • can be extinguished system

Disagreements

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