Absalom Jones
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Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States and a pioneering leader in early Black religious and civil rights movements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Absalom Jones canonical | 5 |
| Absalom Jones (reinterred remains) | 1 |
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Target entity: Absalom Jones Context triple: [African Methodist Episcopal Church, coFounder, Absalom Jones]
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Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Reverend Cornell Cobbs is a central clergyman character in Langston Hughes’s gospel song-play *Black Nativity*, often portrayed as a guiding spiritual leader within the production’s church setting.
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Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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Reverend Jeremiah Brown
Reverend Jeremiah Brown is a fiery, fundamentalist preacher in the play "Inherit the Wind," known for his uncompromising religious zeal and harsh condemnation of evolution and its supporters.
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Henry Highland Garnet
Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.
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E.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Absalom Jones Target entity description: Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States and a pioneering leader in early Black religious and civil rights movements.
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A.
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Reverend Cornell Cobbs is a central clergyman character in Langston Hughes’s gospel song-play *Black Nativity*, often portrayed as a guiding spiritual leader within the production’s church setting.
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B.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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C.
Reverend Jeremiah Brown
Reverend Jeremiah Brown is a fiery, fundamentalist preacher in the play "Inherit the Wind," known for his uncompromising religious zeal and harsh condemnation of evolution and its supporters.
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D.
Henry Highland Garnet
Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.
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E.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American religious leader
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Episcopal priest ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ civil rights leader ⓘ clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery
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rights of free Black people ⓘ |
| ageWhenFreed | about 38 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Thomas’ Church, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| clergyType | parish priest ⓘ |
| coFounded | Free African Society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1746-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1818-02-13 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Episcopal Church
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surface form:
Episcopal Church (United States)
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| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| founded | African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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early African-American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Absalom Jones self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for abolition of slavery
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being the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States ⓘ leadership in early Black religious institutions ⓘ pioneering work in African-American civil rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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clergyman ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| ordinationAsDeacon | 1795 ⓘ |
| ordinationAsPriest | 1804 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Yellow Fever epidemic relief efforts in Philadelphia in 1793 ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfBirth |
Sussex County, Delaware
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surface form:
Sussex County, Delaware Colony
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| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| positionHeld | first rector of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| signed | 1799 petition to U.S. Congress against the slave trade ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary King ⓘ |
| wasFirst | first African-American ordained as an Episcopal priest in the United States ⓘ |
| wasSlave | true ⓘ |
| workedOn | organizing independent Black religious institutions ⓘ |
| workedWith | Richard Allen ⓘ |
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Subject: Absalom Jones Description of subject: Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States and a pioneering leader in early Black religious and civil rights movements.
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