Gerrit Smith

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:awards Honorary_degree_from_Hamilton_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1797-03-06
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Smith
gptkb:Julia_Smith
gptkb:Helen_Smith
gptkb:George_Smith
Elizabeth_Smith
Gerrit_Smith_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1874-12-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerrit Smith
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Susan_B._Anthony
gptkb:Ida_B._Wells
Sojourner Truth
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau
gptkb:Lydia_Maria_Child
gptkbp:knownFor anti-slavery activism
supporting women's rights
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later civil rights movements
Advocacy for land reform
Philanthropy in local communities
Involvement in the women's suffrage movement
Commemoration in local history events
Contributions to the Underground Railroad
Historical significance in abolitionist movement
Promotion of temperance movement
Recognition_in_various_historical_texts
Smith_College_named_after_him
Smith_family_estate_in_Peterboro
Support_for_education_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:notableWork A_Letter_to_the_People_of_the_United_States
The_Life_of_Gerrit_Smith
gptkbp:occupation politician
philanthropist
abolitionist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Utica,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Peterboro,_New_York
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
Free Soil Party
gptkbp:spouse Ann_Eliza_Smith