Eyre controversy in Britain
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The Eyre controversy in Britain was a fierce 19th-century political and moral debate over whether colonial governor Edward John Eyre should be condemned or praised for his brutal suppression of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political controversy → public debate → |
| characterizedBy |
fierce public controversy
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polarized opinion → |
| concerns |
declaration of martial law in Jamaica
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execution of rebels in Jamaica → flogging and corporal punishment in Jamaica → mass arrests in Jamaica → |
| hasAspect |
legal debate
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moral debate → political debate → |
| hasCause |
actions of Governor Edward John Eyre in Jamaica
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suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
debate over limits of imperial power
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formation of organized human-rights style advocacy in Britain → |
| hasLocation |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| hasMainSubject |
Edward John Eyre
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Morant Bay Rebellion → |
| hasOpponents |
Jamaica Committee
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| hasOutcome |
increased scrutiny of colonial administration
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no criminal conviction of Edward John Eyre → |
| hasPoliticalDimension |
conservatism
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imperialism → liberalism → |
| hasRelatedPlace |
Jamaica
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Morant Bay → |
| hasSupporters |
Eyre Defence Committee
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| hasTemporalContext |
19th century
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| hasTopic |
colonial governance
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human rights → imperial policy → responsibility of colonial officials → rule of law → use of martial law → |
| involvesEvaluationOf |
Edward John Eyre
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| involvesPerson |
Charles Darwin
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Charles Kingsley → Frederick Harrison → Herbert Spencer → James Fitzjames Stephen → John Bright → John Stuart Mill → Thomas Carlyle → Thomas Henry Huxley NERFINISHED → |
| involvesQuestion |
whether Edward John Eyre should be condemned
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whether Edward John Eyre should be praised → |
| relatedToEvent |
Morant Bay Rebellion
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| relatedToPerson |
George William Gordon
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| startTime |
1865
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Edward John Eyre
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subjectOf |