Old Moses

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Old Moses was the nickname of Moses Wilkinson, a blind African American Methodist preacher and Loyalist who led Black refugees to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Old Moses canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African American ⓘ
Loyalist ⓘ
Methodist preacher ⓘ
human ⓘ
afterEvent American Revolution ⓘ
areaOfActivity Nova Scotia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
destinationOfLedGroup Nova Scotia ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
ethnicGroupOfLedRefugees Black Loyalists ⓘ
hasDisability blindness ⓘ
hasFullName Moses Wilkinson ⓘ
hasGivenName Moses ⓘ
hasNickname Old Moses ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
led Black refugees ⓘ
movement Methodist movement ⓘ
linked to: Methodism
notableFor being a blind African American Methodist preacher ⓘ
leading Black Loyalist refugees to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution ⓘ
notableRole leader in the Black Loyalist community ⓘ
occupation preacher ⓘ
politicalAlignment Loyalist ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
resettledRefugeesIn Nova Scotia ⓘ
roleDuringAmericanRevolution Loyalist religious leader ⓘ
significantEvent American Revolution ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moses Wilkinson → nickname → Old Moses ⓘ
Old Moses → hasNickname → Old Moses ⓘ