JOSIAH WEDGWOOD


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Kennedy’s pro Nazi and pro Hitler stance and statements when Ambassador to England, destroyed him politically in the United States. However, we transferred his political ambition to his sons, and JFK became the first Catholic President of the United States.


Although Wedgwood was a business man and ceramic manufacturer, he was a staunch abolitionist. He made these medallions by the thousands and gave them to all who would receive them. The text became the motto of the anti-slavery society. It was one of the first examples of a logo – a symbol for a political cause being very effective.


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Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood
  • Born: July 12, 1730
  • Died: January 3, 1795
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  • Profession: Potter, Entrepreneur

Josiah Wedgwood FRS was an English potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionist. He founded the Wedgwood company. He developed improved pottery bodies by a long process of systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery (the Chinese having achieved this long before).