Somersett's Case

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Somersett's Case was a landmark 1772 English court decision that effectively declared slavery unsupported by English common law, influencing the abolitionist movement in Britain and beyond.

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Somersett’s Case	1

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Lord Mansfield → knownFor → Somersett's Case ⓘ

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield → knownFor → Somersett’s Case ⓘ

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