the New York African Society for Mutual Relief
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
organization
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gptkbp:activities |
legal assistance
advocacy for civil rights supporting education providing financial assistance promoting social welfare healthcare_support |
gptkbp:affiliation |
African_American_community
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gptkbp:collaborations |
other mutual aid societies
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
promoting_African_American_identity
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gptkbp:dissolved |
1964
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gptkbp:events |
annual meetings
fundraising activities |
gptkbp:founded |
1808
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gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Peter_Williams_Jr.
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gptkbp:funding |
donations
member contributions |
gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Manhattan
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
first mutual aid society for African Americans in the U.S.
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
19th century America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the New York African Society for Mutual Relief
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gptkbp:impact |
community resilience
inspiring future generations encouraging civic engagement building community solidarity promoting economic self-sufficiency creating a network of support fostering community leadership influencing social reform movements supporting freed slaves preserving_African_American_heritage advancing_education_for_African_Americans |
gptkbp:legacy |
influence on later organizations
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:membership |
African_American_men
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gptkbp:notable_event |
community outreach programs
founding meeting partnership with local churches first anniversary celebration collaboration with abolitionist movements |
gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:James_McCune_Smith
gptkb:Henry_Highland_Garnet Alexander Crummell |
gptkbp:publications |
annual reports
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gptkbp:purpose |
mutual aid
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