Joseph Sturge
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Joseph Sturge was a prominent 19th-century English Quaker, abolitionist, and social reformer who played a leading role in campaigns against slavery and for civil and political rights.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British pacifist
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Quaker ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
immediate abolition of slavery
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improvement of conditions for the working class ⓘ peaceful political reform ⓘ universal male suffrage in Britain ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Friends' burial ground, Birmingham ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from a carriage accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1793-08-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1859-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Quaker schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Sturge ⓘ |
| founded |
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
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Complete Suffrage Union ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Joseph Sturge memorial in Birmingham ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of immediate, not gradual, emancipation
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campaigns for civil and political rights ⓘ founding role in the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ leading role in British anti-slavery movement ⓘ opposition to the apprenticeship system after slavery abolition ⓘ peace advocacy and opposition to war ⓘ |
| memberOf | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| movement |
Chartism
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Quaker social reform ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ peace movement ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Sturge self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaign against apprenticeship system in the British colonies
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campaign against slavery in the British West Indies ⓘ campaign for immediate emancipation of enslaved people ⓘ peace and anti-war activism ⓘ support for universal suffrage in Britain ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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corn merchant ⓘ peace activist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elberton, Gloucestershire, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edgbaston, Birmingham, England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical liberal ⓘ |
| religion |
Quakerism
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Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| residence |
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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surface form:
Birmingham, England
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| visited | Caribbean colonies to investigate conditions after emancipation ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Birmingham
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West Indies ⓘ |
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