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British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society

Obverse: Draped bust of Thomas Clarkson facing right. Legend: ‘THOMAS CLARKSON’. Reverse: An African slave kneeling, his manacled hands raised. Legend below: ‘AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER’. Surrounded by inner legend: ‘BRITISH & FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY’; and outer legend: ‘GENERAL ANTI-SLAVERY CONVENTION HELD IN LONDON 1840. PRESIDENT Thomas Clarkson AGED 81’. Clarkson’s name is presented as a facsimile signature.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA2820
Collection:	Coins and medals; Special collections
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Davis, Joseph
Date made:	1840
People:	Clarkson, Thomas
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements:	Overall: 52 mm