Blind Moses
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Blind Moses was the nickname of Moses Wilkinson, an African American Methodist preacher and Loyalist who led Black settlers to Nova Scotia and later Sierra Leone in the late 18th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
Black Loyalist ⓘ Methodist preacher ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | spiritual and social uplift of Black Loyalists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Loyalists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | evangelization of Black communities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
African descent ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDisability | blindness ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Moses Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Blind Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| led |
Black Loyalist community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black settlers in Nova Scotia ⓘ Black settlers in Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| movement | Methodist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding or helping establish a Black Methodist congregation in Nova Scotia
ⓘ
influencing early Christianity in Sierra Leone ⓘ leading Black Loyalist settlers to Nova Scotia ⓘ leading Black settlers to Sierra Leone ⓘ preaching among Black Loyalists ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Black Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Loyalist migration to Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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ⓘ
post-American Revolutionary resettlement ⓘ |
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