M. Anthony Burns

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Human rights
Fugitive Slave Act
Freedom for enslaved people
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:born May 31, 1834
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates Statues and memorials
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anthony_Burns_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Underground_Railroad
gptkbp:convictedOf Fugitive Slave Act violation
gptkbp:court gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and literature
gptkbp:died April 17, 1862
gptkbp:education Self-educated
gptkbp:faced Racism and discrimination
gptkbp:famousFor His escape from slavery
gptkbp:foughtIn Equal rights
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Highlighting the injustices of slavery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M. Anthony Burns
gptkbp:influenced Anti-slavery laws
Abolitionist_movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of activists
gptkbp:involvedIn Legal battles against slavery
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Community organizing efforts
gptkbp:isKnownFor Courage and resilience
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy Contemporary activists
gptkbp:knownFor Abolitionist_activism
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against slavery
gptkbp:nationality American
African_American
gptkbp:notableEvent Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
gptkbp:occupation Abolitionist
gptkbp:participatedIn Anti-slavery conventions
gptkbp:participatesIn Civil Rights movement
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Abolitionist_rallies
gptkbp:publishes Autobiography
gptkbp:receives Abolitionist_allies
gptkbp:recognizedBy Historical societies
gptkbp:recognizes Hero of the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:significantEvent Public outcry against slavery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Burns
gptkbp:supported Black suffrage
gptkbp:wasA Public figure
Voice for the voiceless
Civil rights advocate
Symbol of hope for the oppressed
Pioneer_in_the_fight_for_freedom
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Social justice movements
gptkbp:wasPartOf Historical events in the 19th century
gptkbp:worksWith Other abolitionists