wasFormerlyEnslaved
P24343
predicate
Indicates that an entity was previously held in a condition of slavery or bondage but is no longer enslaved.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| enslavedStatus | 6 |
| wasEnslaved | 5 |
| formerlyEnslavedBy | 2 |
| freedFromSlavery | 2 |
| escapedFromSlavery | 1 |
| purchasedFreedom | 1 |
| socialStatusBeforeEmancipation | 1 |
| wasFormerlyEnslaved canonical | 1 |
| wasFreedFrom | 1 |
| wasSlave | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: wasFormerlyEnslaved
Generated description
Indicates that an entity was previously held in a condition of slavery or bondage but is no longer enslaved.
Sample triples (21)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Hiram Revels | no ⓘ |
| Blanche K. Bruce |
American Civil War era
via predicate surface "freedFromSlavery"
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| Horace King | slavery via predicate surface "wasFreedFrom" ⓘ |
| Toussaint Bréda | formerly enslaved person via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |
| Sojourner Truth | 1826 via predicate surface "freedFromSlavery" ⓘ |
| Polly | formerly enslaved person via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |
| Dred Scott | enslaved via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |
| Moses Wilkinson | true via predicate surface "wasEnslaved" ⓘ |
| Dobby | Lucius Malfoy via predicate surface "formerlyEnslavedBy" ⓘ |
| Dobby |
Malfoy family
via predicate surface "formerlyEnslavedBy"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Malfoy family
|
| Harriet Tubman | true via predicate surface "wasEnslaved" ⓘ |
| Harriet Tubman | true via predicate surface "escapedFromSlavery" ⓘ |
| Dangerfield Newby | true via predicate surface "wasEnslaved" ⓘ |
| Absalom Jones | true via predicate surface "wasSlave" ⓘ |
| Olaudah Equiano | true via predicate surface "wasEnslaved" ⓘ |
| Olaudah Equiano | true via predicate surface "purchasedFreedom" ⓘ |
| Samuel Ajayi Crowther | yes via predicate surface "wasEnslaved" ⓘ |
| John Indian | enslaved man via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |
| Betty Hemings | enslaved for her entire life via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |
| Joshua Dunbar | enslaved via predicate surface "socialStatusBeforeEmancipation" ⓘ |
| Zabiba | enslaved person via predicate surface "enslavedStatus" ⓘ |