The Wedgwood anti-slavery medallion was an abolitionist symbol produced and distributed by British potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood in 1787 as a seal for the Society for the …

2016年1月11日 · This collection looks at an image and phrase used widely in abolitionist materials, and at how that symbol was adopted and adapted by Sojourner Truth and/or other …

2009年10月27日 · The abolitionist movement was the effort to end slavery, led by famous abolitionists like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and John Brown.

Images were essential tools in the fight against slavery, and are important sources for historians as we seek to recover and understand the past. For a useful step-by-step guide to analyzing …

The image of the kneeling slave in chains asking "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" became an international symbol of the abolitionist movement. The image was widely reproduced during …

2022年1月20日 · In 1787, Josiah Wedgwood began producing ceramic tokens with a protest symbol showing an enslaved man in chains. These jasper medallions were distributed for free …

The anti-slavery medallion “Am I Not a Man and a Brother” was produced as part of the late 18th century abolitionist movement in Western Europe and America. Many abolitionists wore these …

2020年7月21日 · Slogans, symbols and emblems have proven to have the power to fuel social progress and advance the fight for equality. Presently, social justice movements take shape …

The medallion became the emblem for the British movement carried forward by Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce, leading to Parliament’s abolition of the slave trade in 1807. Men and …

Images, slogans and poems designed to win sympathy for slaves and support for the abolitionist cause were printed on everything from paper broadsides to pin-holders, from purses to china. …