Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade

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abolitionist organization learned society non-governmental organization

The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade was a British abolitionist organization founded in 1787 that led the campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade through public advocacy, lobbying, and mobilizing support in Parliament.

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Label Occurrences
Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade canonical 11
Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abolitionist organization ⓘ
learned society ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
describedIn The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament ⓘ
dissolved early 19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork abolitionism ⓘ
anti-slavery movement ⓘ
human rights advocacy ⓘ
foundedBy George Harrison ⓘ
Granville Sharp ⓘ
James Phillips ⓘ
John Barton ⓘ
Joseph Hoare ⓘ
Philip Sansom ⓘ
Richard Phillips ⓘ
Samuel Hoare Jr. ⓘ
Thomas Clarkson ⓘ
William Dillwyn ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasMainGoal abolition of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
ending British participation in the slave trade ⓘ
hasMember George Harrison ⓘ
Granville Sharp ⓘ
James Phillips ⓘ
John Barton ⓘ
Joseph Hoare ⓘ
Philip Sansom ⓘ
Richard Phillips ⓘ
Samuel Hoare Jr. ⓘ
Thomas Clarkson ⓘ
William Dillwyn ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

United Kingdom ⓘ
inception 1787 ⓘ
22 May 1787 ⓘ
locationOfFormation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
notableWork campaign for the Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ
opposedTo Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
British slave trade ⓘ
partOf British abolitionist movement ⓘ
religiousOrientation Anglican influence ⓘ
Quaker influence ⓘ
significantEvent support for passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807 ⓘ
usedMethod boycott campaigns ⓘ
lobbying politicians ⓘ
organizing public meetings ⓘ
petitioning Parliament ⓘ
public advocacy ⓘ
publishing pamphlets ⓘ

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

Slave Trade Act 1807 → supportedBy → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Josiah Wedgwood I → associatedWith → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Clapham Sect → supported → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
this entity surface form: Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Thomas Clarkson → memberOf → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Thomas Clarkson → coFounded → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Granville Sharp → coFounded → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
anti-slavery medallion "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" → usedBy → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
subject surface form: Am I Not a Man and a Brother? (medallion)
British abolitionist movement → hasKeyOrganization → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Joseph Hoare → affiliation → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament → relatedTo → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
Samuel Hoare Jr. → memberOf → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African → associatedWith → Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade ⓘ