Tag: William Wilberforce
The “smell of death,” the shock of recognition, and the legacy of William Wilberforce
By Dave Andrusko “God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms. Drip. Drip. Drip.” — John Newton, from the film, “Amazing Grace.” Newton, at one time a slave trader, penned that great hymn following his conversion. Editor’s note. The great abolitionist William Wilberforce was born this day, August 24, 1759, in Yorkshire, England. William …
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Death of William Wilberforce
By John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander 190 years ago today, the great British parliamentarian and abolitionist William Wilberforce died at the home of his cousin near Westminster, London. Three days earlier, Parliament had passed the Slavery Abolition Act, which “abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and …
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Ultrasounds, the “smell of death,” and the legacy of William Wilberforce
By Dave Andrusko “God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms. Drip. Drip. Drip.” — John Newton, from the film, “Amazing Grace.” Newton, at one time a slave trader, penned that great hymn following his conversion. Each day I check in various sites to see “what happened this day in history.” Many online recollections …
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Editor’s note. As many readers know, it was William Wilberforce in the waning years of the 18th century who successfully led what seemed to be an utterly quixotic campaign to end the British slave trade. In 2007, a wonderful film, “Amazing Grace,” was released about his story. The following appeared in the April 2008, edition …
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