Henry Highland Garnet
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Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Highland Garnet canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Henry Highland Garnet Context triple: [American abolitionist movement, notableFigure, Henry Highland Garnet]
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A.
David Walker
David Walker was a 19th-century African American abolitionist best known for his radical 1829 pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," which forcefully condemned slavery and racism in the United States.
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B.
Henry Chandlee Turner
Henry Chandlee Turner was an American builder and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major construction firm Turner Construction Company.
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C.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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E.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman whose autobiographies became foundational works in American and African American literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Highland Garnet Target entity description: Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.
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A.
David Walker
David Walker was a 19th-century African American abolitionist best known for his radical 1829 pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," which forcefully condemned slavery and racism in the United States.
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B.
Henry Chandlee Turner
Henry Chandlee Turner was an American builder and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major construction firm Turner Construction Company.
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C.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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E.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman whose autobiographies became foundational works in American and African American literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American leader
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Presbyterian minister ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Black emigration to Africa and the Caribbean
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Black self-help and racial uplift ⓘ armed resistance by enslaved people ⓘ immediate emancipation of enslaved people in the United States ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | malaria ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1815-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1882-02-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
African Free School
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surface form:
African Free School (New York City)
Oneida Institute ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Garnet ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasChild | Sarah Garnet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Black civil rights activism
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militant advocacy of slave resistance ⓘ radical abolitionist speeches ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Anti-Slavery Society
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American Missionary Association ⓘ |
| movement |
American abolitionist movement
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surface form:
African-American civil rights movement (19th century)
abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American to deliver a sermon in the U.S. Capitol ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in 1865
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delivered 1843 "Address to the Slaves" urging revolt ⓘ |
| notableWork | Address to the Slaves of the United States of America ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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minister ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1843 National Negro Convention in Buffalo
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National Negro Convention movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kent County, Maryland
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surface form:
Kent County, Maryland, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Monrovia
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surface form:
Monrovia, Liberia
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| positionHeld |
United States Minister to Liberia
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surface form:
U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Liberia
pastor of Liberty Street Presbyterian Church, Troy, New York ⓘ pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian Church, New York City ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
New York City
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Troy, New York ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Julia Ward
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surface form:
Julia Ward Williams Garnet
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Subject: Henry Highland Garnet Description of subject: Henry Highland Garnet was a prominent 19th-century African American abolitionist, minister, and orator known for his militant advocacy of slave resistance and Black civil rights.
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