British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society

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abolitionist organization non-governmental organization

The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society canonical	7
Anti-Slavery Society	6
World Anti-Slavery Convention	2
World Anti-Slavery Convention (1840)	2
World Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840	2
1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention	1
1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London	1
Anti-Slavery International	1
Anti-Slavery Reporter	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115799 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Context triple: [Slavery Abolition Act 1833, keySupporter, British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society]

A. Lunar Society of Birmingham
The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an 18th-century English learned society and informal dining club of prominent industrialists, scientists, and intellectuals who played a key role in the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of science.
B. War Refugee Board
The War Refugee Board was a U.S. government agency established during World War II to aid and rescue Jews and other persecuted groups threatened by Nazi Germany.
C. Sydney Peace Foundation
The Sydney Peace Foundation is an Australian non-profit organization dedicated to promoting peace, justice, and human rights through education, public engagement, and recognition of global peacemakers.
D. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
E. Montgomery Improvement Association
The Montgomery Improvement Association was a civil rights organization formed in 1955 to coordinate the Montgomery bus boycott and became a key early leadership hub for the modern Civil Rights Movement under Martin Luther King Jr.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Target entity description: The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.

A. Lunar Society of Birmingham
The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an 18th-century English learned society and informal dining club of prominent industrialists, scientists, and intellectuals who played a key role in the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of science.
B. War Refugee Board
The War Refugee Board was a U.S. government agency established during World War II to aid and rescue Jews and other persecuted groups threatened by Nazi Germany.
C. Sydney Peace Foundation
The Sydney Peace Foundation is an Australian non-profit organization dedicated to promoting peace, justice, and human rights through education, public engagement, and recognition of global peacemakers.
D. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
E. Montgomery Improvement Association
The Montgomery Improvement Association was a civil rights organization formed in 1955 to coordinate the Montgomery bus boycott and became a key early leadership hub for the modern Civil Rights Movement under Martin Luther King Jr.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abolitionist organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ
collaboratedWith	American abolitionists ⓘ European reformers ⓘ French abolitionists ⓘ
country	Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork	anti-slavery activism ⓘ anti–slave trade campaigning ⓘ human rights ⓘ
focus	ending slavery in Africa ⓘ ending slavery in colonies of European powers ⓘ ending slavery in the Americas ⓘ ending the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
foundedBy	British abolitionists ⓘ Joseph Sturge ⓘ
ideology	abolitionism ⓘ
inception	1839 ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
location	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
mergedInto	Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society ⓘ
opposed	apprenticeship system in the British colonies ⓘ slave trade ⓘ slavery in Brazil ⓘ slavery in Cuba ⓘ slavery in the British Empire ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ
organized	1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention ⓘ linked to: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society World Anti-Slavery Convention ⓘ linked to: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
politicalActivity	influenced British foreign policy on slavery ⓘ lobbied British Parliament ⓘ
publication	Anti-Slavery Reporter ⓘ linked to: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
purpose	abolition of slavery worldwide ⓘ abolition of the slave trade ⓘ international cooperation against slavery ⓘ political advocacy against slavery ⓘ public campaigning against slavery ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Quaker-influenced ⓘ
significantEvent	1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London ⓘ linked to: British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
usedMedium	lobbying of Parliament ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ petitions ⓘ public meetings ⓘ
usedStrategy	diplomatic pressure ⓘ moral suasion ⓘ public opinion campaigns ⓘ

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