Band of Hope

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Band of Hope was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century British youth organization that promoted total abstinence from alcohol through education, pledges, and community activities.

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Band of Hope canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British organization ⓘ
temperance organization ⓘ
youth organization ⓘ
activity distribution of temperance literature ⓘ
singing and recitations ⓘ
temperance lectures ⓘ
weekly meetings ⓘ
affiliation British temperance movement ⓘ
linked to: temperance movement

church-based temperance societies ⓘ
aim prevention of alcohol consumption among children and young people ⓘ
basedOn belief that early commitment could prevent later drinking ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 20th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork alcohol education ⓘ
moral reform ⓘ
genre moral and religious education ⓘ
hasEffect socialization of children into temperance values ⓘ
spread of temperance ideals among British working-class communities ⓘ
hasTheme Christian morality ⓘ
self-discipline ⓘ
sobriety ⓘ
inception 1847 ⓘ
influencedBy 19th-century evangelical Christianity ⓘ
inspired later youth temperance organizations ⓘ
location Great Britain ⓘ
method abstinence pledges ⓘ
community activities ⓘ
education about the dangers of alcohol ⓘ
movement temperance movement ⓘ
notablePeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
opposed consumption of alcoholic beverages ⓘ
sale of alcohol to children ⓘ
organizationalStructure local branches ⓘ
national coordination ⓘ
pledge promise to abstain from alcoholic drink ⓘ
purpose promotion of total abstinence from alcohol ⓘ
religiousOrientation Protestant ⓘ
slogan total abstinence ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
young people ⓘ
usedMedium illustrated tracts ⓘ
public rallies ⓘ
temperance songs ⓘ

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