Antislavery and the Birmingham Quaker 'Friends Book Society',
In order for the Birmingham Antislavery Society to be effective in campaigning for social justice, it was vital that they had a network system that provided them with current knowledge about events around ...
Joseph Sturge
Image: Copy of an engraving of Joseph Sturge, originally published in 'The British Workman', 1859.
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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Joseph Sturge with family and John Bright.
Image: nineteenth century photo of Joseph Sturge, taken from 'Sophia Sturge, A Memoir'(1940).
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Photo of Sturge Statue (2006)
Image: Photograph of Sturge Statue(taken by Pete Ashton)
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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Portrait of Joseph Sturge
Image of Joseph Sturge, leader of the 'Birmingham Anti-Slavery Society'. 'Timmins' Birmingham Portraits, Large Folio (part 2), SE6.
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Silhouette of Sturge Family
Image: 'Sophia Sturge, A Memoir'(1940)
This silhouette possibly features the inside of Sturge's home on Wheeley's Road.
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Sturge Statue near Broad Street.
Image: Early Twentieth Century Photograph from Warwickshire Photographic Society (Broad Street).
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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The Joseph Sturge Oil Portrait.
Image: from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
This is one of the few known oil portraits of Joseph Sturge. It is thought to represent the emancipation of apprentices in the West Indies in 1838. Its ...
The Joseph Sturge Portrait- Alternative Version?
Image: Joseph Sturge
This recently discovered drawing seems very close to the 'main' portrait of Joseph Sturge now in the Birmingham Art Gallery. Was the sketch made from the Oil painting? Or was it ...
The Quaker Reading Society and 'Slave Narratives'
The records of the Quaker Reading Society identify that its members purchased a number of books that are often referred to as ‘slave narratives’. These were a vital source of information for local antislavery ...
The Sturge House on Wheeley's Road
Image: Calthorpe Estate Drawing.
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham. In 1822 Sturge purchased land from the Calthorpe estate. He built his house in Edgbaston ...
The Sturge Statue
Image: date unknown.
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Town Hall Antislavery Meeting, 1838
Image: Report of The Birmingham Antislavery Society
For more details on Birmingham antislavery, follow the link below to 'Campaigning for Social Justice'
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Unveiling of Sturge Statue, 1862
Image: Engraving of statue published in the 'Illustrated Times'(1862).
Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham.
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