Thomas Clarkson
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Thomas Clarkson was a leading British abolitionist whose tireless research, activism, and organizing were crucial to ending the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Clarkson canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thomas Clarkson Context triple: [Slave Trade Act 1807, keySupporter, Thomas Clarkson]
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
Thomas Fowell Buxton was a British politician, social reformer, and leading abolitionist who played a central role in the campaign to end slavery throughout the British Empire.
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C.
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
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D.
Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, banker, and railroad executive who became one of the wealthiest men of his era.
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E.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Clarkson Target entity description: Thomas Clarkson was a leading British abolitionist whose tireless research, activism, and organizing were crucial to ending the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
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B.
Thomas Fowell Buxton
Thomas Fowell Buxton was a British politician, social reformer, and leading abolitionist who played a central role in the campaign to end slavery throughout the British Empire.
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C.
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
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D.
Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, banker, and railroad executive who became one of the wealthiest men of his era.
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E.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British abolitionist
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of the British transatlantic slave trade
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improvement of conditions for enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| buriedIn | St Mary’s Churchyard, Playford, Suffolk ⓘ |
| coFounded | Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ |
| collected | testimonies from sailors and ship surgeons about slave ships ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1760-03-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1846-09-26 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Dictionary of National Biography
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surface form:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
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surface form:
St John's College, Cambridge
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| familyName | Clarkson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-slavery campaigning
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human rights activism ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Clarkson self-link ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasNotableRelative | John Clarkson ⓘ |
| influenced |
British public opinion on slavery
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parliamentary debates on the slave trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning against the transatlantic slave trade
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collecting evidence on the conditions of enslaved Africans on slave ships ⓘ helping to secure passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableWork | An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wisbech
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surface form:
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
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| placeOfDeath | Playford, Suffolk, England ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sibling | John Clarkson ⓘ |
| supported |
the campaign leading to the Slave Trade Act 1807
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the campaign leading to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ⓘ |
| traveledThrough | British port cities to gather evidence on the slave trade ⓘ |
| used | diagrams and models of slave ships to demonstrate inhumane conditions ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Granville Sharp
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James Ramsay ⓘ Olaudah Equiano ⓘ William Wilberforce ⓘ Zachary Macaulay ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African ⓘ The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade ⓘ
surface form:
Thoughts on the African Slave Trade
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