anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?"

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abolitionist emblem anti-slavery medallion campaign badge political symbol

The anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" is an iconic late-18th-century abolitionist emblem depicting an enslaved African man in chains, used to rally public support for the British movement to end the transatlantic slave trade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? (abolitionist image)	1
anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abolitionist emblem ⓘ anti-slavery medallion ⓘ campaign badge ⓘ political symbol ⓘ
associatedWith	British campaign to abolish slavery ⓘ campaign to abolish the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
circulatedAs	cameo ⓘ jewelry ⓘ pendant ⓘ seal impression ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
depicts	kneeling enslaved African man in chains ⓘ pleading posture ⓘ shackles ⓘ
hasMotto	Am I Not a Man and a Brother? ⓘ
influenced	visual culture of human rights movements ⓘ
inspired	19th-century anti-slavery tokens ⓘ American abolitionist badges ⓘ later abolitionist imagery ⓘ
medium	ceramic adaptation ⓘ metal medallion ⓘ printed image adaptation ⓘ
movement	British abolitionist movement ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the first widely recognized logos of a social reform movement ⓘ iconic status in abolitionist history ⓘ
purpose	promote abolition of slavery ⓘ rally public support against the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
relatedWork	anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? (abolitionist image)
sloganLanguage	English ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian brotherhood ⓘ humanity of enslaved Africans ⓘ moral argument against slavery ⓘ universal human rights ⓘ
theme	Christian morality ⓘ anti-slavery ⓘ emancipation ⓘ racial equality ⓘ
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
usedAs	awareness-raising object ⓘ fundraising item ⓘ propaganda tool ⓘ
usedBy	British anti-slavery campaigners ⓘ Quaker abolitionists ⓘ Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ abolitionists ⓘ
usedIn	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Josiah Wedgwood I → created → anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" ⓘ

anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" → relatedWork → anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Am I Not a Man and a Brother? (medallion)

this entity surface form: Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? (abolitionist image)