Joseph Sturge
Politician, Author
1793 – 1859
Who was Joseph Sturge?
Joseph Sturge was an English Quaker, abolitionist and activist. He founded the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. He worked throughout his life in Radical political actions supporting pacifism, working-class rights, and the universal emancipation of slaves. In the late 1830s, he published two books about the apprenticeship system in Jamaica, which helped persuade the British Parliament to adopt an earlier full emancipation date. In Jamaica, Sturge also helped found Free Villages with the Baptists, to provide living quarters for freed slaves; one was named "Sturge Town" in his memory.
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- Born
- 1793
Elberton - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Died
- May 14, 1859
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on July 23, 2013
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