British abolition movement

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:aimsTo	abolish slavery in the British Empire
gptkbp:beganIn	late 18th century
gptkbp:centeredIn	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasMethod	public meetings pamphlets boycotts petitions
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British abolition movement
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Evangelical_Christianity gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:keyEvent	gptkb:Slave_Trade_Act_1807 gptkb:Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
gptkbp:legacy	contributed to human rights discourse inspired global abolitionist movements
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:William_Wilberforce gptkb:James_Stephen gptkb:Thomas_Clarkson gptkb:Hannah_More gptkb:Granville_Sharp gptkb:Elizabeth_Heyrick gptkb:Olaudah_Equiano
gptkbp:notableOrganization	gptkb:Anti-Slavery_Society gptkb:Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:West_India_lobby slave traders
gptkbp:relatedTo	transatlantic slave trade American abolitionism
gptkbp:resultedIn	abolition of slave trade in 1807 emancipation of slaves in British Empire in 1833
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Clapham_Sect
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5