Wedgwood Medallion Contributor: Hull Museums
![Credit: Hull Museums. KINCM:1982.305 Wedgwood Medallion](/_images/P0009_image0003.jpg)
The Wedgwood Medallion reads, “Am I not a Man and a Brother?” around the circumference. This medallion was produced by Josiah Wedgwood in 1787 to promote the anti-slave trade movement and brought the abolitionist cause into the public’s consciousness.
- Date:
- 1787
- Item type:
- Jewelry
Related Pages:
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Abolition of Slave Trade
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Model based on a Liverpool slave ship
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Abolition of Slavery
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Olaudah Equiano
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Middle Passage