Declaration of Independence of Liberia
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The Declaration of Independence of Liberia is the 1847 document by which Liberia proclaimed itself a free, sovereign republic founded by formerly enslaved and free Black people from the United States and the Caribbean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence of Liberia canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American Colonization Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hilary Teague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Liberian Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Liberian Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemns |
racial oppression of Black people
ⓘ
slavery ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| countryEstablished | Republic of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1847-07-26 ⓘ |
| declares |
independence of Liberia
ⓘ
sovereignty of Liberia ⓘ |
| documentType | founding charter ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Hilary Teague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberian constitutional convention of 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Republic of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Constitution of Liberia of 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | political declaration ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | creation of an independent Liberian state ⓘ |
| hasPart |
formal declaration of independence
ⓘ
list of grievances ⓘ preamble ⓘ |
| historicalContext | founded by formerly enslaved and free Black people from the United States and the Caribbean ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Enlightenment political philosophy
ⓘ
United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | founding document of Liberia ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeAdopted | Monrovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
liberalism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| purpose |
to justify separation from the American Colonization Society
ⓘ
to proclaim Liberia a free and independent republic ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | constitutional convention of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | international assertion of Liberian sovereignty ⓘ |
| signedBy | delegates of the Liberian constitutional convention ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1847-07-26 ⓘ |
| states |
Liberia is a free, sovereign and independent state
ⓘ
all men are born equally free and independent ⓘ |
| subject |
equality of man
ⓘ
natural rights ⓘ self-determination of Black people ⓘ |
| title | Declaration of Independence of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1847 ⓘ |
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