Abolitionism in the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abolitionism_in_the_United_Kingdom
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:beganIn 18th century
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:focusesOn abolition of slavery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abolitionism in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Quakers
gptkb:Evangelical_Christians
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Anti-Slavery_International
gptkb:modern_human_rights_movement
gptkbp:method public meetings
pamphlets
petitions
parliamentary lobbying
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Slave_Trade_Act_1807
gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson
gptkb:Hannah_More
gptkb:Granville_Sharp
gptkb:Elizabeth_Heyrick
gptkb:Olaudah_Equiano
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Atlantic_slave_trade
gptkb:abolitionism_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:resultedIn abolition of slavery in British Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Slave_Trade_Act_1807
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6