The abolition law was enacted for Curaçao and Dependencies, with effect from 1 July 1863. It also provided compensation to enslavers, treating human beings as property for state payment purposes. National Archives registers show enslavers filed lists to claim compensation, while enslaved people themselves received no equivalent payment under the scheme.
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Who was compensated under the 1862 abolition law?
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The state paid enslavers compensation; enslaved people were not paid for their forced labor.
The 1862 law paid compensation to formerly enslaved people for their labor.
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The compensation was paid to enslavers; the scheme treated enslaved people as property.