Navassa Island Rebellion of 1889
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The Navassa Island Rebellion of 1889 was an uprising by African American laborers against brutal working conditions in a U.S.-run guano mining operation on the remote Caribbean island, leading to a landmark legal case on the reach of U.S. law overseas.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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labor uprising ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuse of African American laborers
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brutal working conditions ⓘ exploitative guano mining operation ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased scrutiny of U.S. operations on remote islands
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legal precedent for extraterritorial application of U.S. criminal law ⓘ |
| hasContext |
U.S.-run guano mining operation
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post-Civil War African American labor exploitation ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | guano extraction ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | fertilizer production ⓘ |
| hasLaborCondition |
dangerous work environment
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harsh discipline ⓘ inadequate provisions ⓘ long working hours ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance |
clarified applicability of U.S. law to Navassa Island
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raised questions about jurisdiction over U.S.-claimed islands ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Navassa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
arrest of workers
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public debate on treatment of Black laborers ⓘ several deaths ⓘ |
| hasRelatedLaw | U.S. Guano Islands Act GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonial-style exploitation
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racial injustice ⓘ workers’ resistance ⓘ |
| involvesGroup |
African American laborers
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U.S. supervisors ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of African American labor struggles
ⓘ
history of U.S. imperial expansion ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
U.S. criminal jurisdiction overseas
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U.S. overseas territories NERFINISHED ⓘ guano mining ⓘ labor rights ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
U.S. federal prosecution of participants
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landmark legal case on reach of U.S. law overseas ⓘ |
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