Enslaved Africans of St. Croix mount a…

July 1848 CE

Enslaved Africans of St. Croix mount a non-violent, mass demonstration on July 3, 1848—one hundred and fourteen years after the great slave insurrection on this island—that forces the Governor-General to declare emancipation throughout the Danish West Indies.

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Christiansted U S Virgins (American) Virgin Islands View →

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Virgin Islands, British (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) View → Danish West Indies View → Virgin Islands (Royal Danish Colony) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Denmark, Kingdom of View →

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Weapons View → Slaves View →

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Group: EAM (Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo; Greek: "National Liberation Front")
People: Louis François, Duc de Boufflers, Comte de Cagny
Topic: Anglo-French War of 1542-46
Location: La Côte St Andrè Rhone-Alpes France
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