Thomas Clarkson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:oppression
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:human_rights
gptkbp:advocates_for the rights of enslaved people
the recognition of the humanity of enslaved people
gptkbp:author historical accounts of slavery
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:born March 28, 1760
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Wisbech,_Cambridgeshire
gptkbp:character_voice the fight against racial injustice
the slave trade in the Americas
gptkbp:collected_in evidence of slave trade abuses
gptkbp:conducted interviews with former slaves
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Granville_Sharp
gptkbp:died September 26, 1846
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Society_for_Effecting_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkb:the_British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:historical_figure the struggle for civil rights.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Clarkson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkbp:inspired the formation of abolitionist groups
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:the_Committee_for_the_Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade
gptkb:the_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:the_Society_of_Friends
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire
the establishment of free colonies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for the economic arguments for slavery
the British Empire's slave trade
gptkbp:is_recognized_by his humanitarian efforts
gptkbp:known_for anti-slavery activism
gptkbp:mentor younger abolitionists
gptkbp:notable_contributor the abolition of slavery in the British Empire
gptkbp:notable_figures the movement for social justice
the campaign for emancipation
gptkbp:notable_recipients honorary degrees from universities
gptkbp:participated_in public demonstrations against slavery
gptkbp:published pamphlets against slavery
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in the abolition movement in Britain
the campaign for the Slave Trade Act 1807
gptkbp:was_a_key_witness_in parliamentary debates on slavery
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of moral arguments against slavery
education for freed slaves
the moral imperative to end slavery
legal reforms regarding slavery
the rights of African people
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:was_involved_in public speaking against slavery
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Olaudah_Equiano
gptkbp:wrote ' History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Slave_Act_of_1833
gptkb:William_Garrison_Jr.
gptkb:William_Wilberforce
gptkb:British_and_Foreign_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Abolition_of_Slavery_Act_1833
gptkb:Abolition_of_the_Slave_Trade_Act_1807
gptkb:the_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkb:Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5