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Description: | 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.
caption: Medal Commemorating the Anti-Slavery Convention | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Thomas Davis Clarkson Joseph | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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