What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Knibb born in Market St. 1803 died in Jamaica 1845 missionary & emancipator Recorded plaque organisation: Kettering Civic Society.
William Knibb was a Baptist missionary and abolitionist who played a significant role in the campaign to abolish slavery in Jamaica, using his position to advocate for the rights of enslaved people and to educate them.
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