Abolitionists

=The Rise of Abolitionists - Thomas Clarkson = Early Years Thomas Clarkson was a British abolitionist during the late 1700's, and his devotion in life was bringing an end to slavery. In 1785, Clarkson attending Cambridge University, he entered and won a Latin essay competition on the subject of whether it was lawful to make slaves of others against their will. Although after this success, he began to feel stronger feelings then intended on this subject, and thought that if no one else is willing to end slavery he must step in and do it himself. Deciding to devote his life to this, Clarkson published his essay in English and gained much attention from many other abolitionists, such as [|Granville Sharp] and William Wilberforce. Abolishing Slavery At Last Both Granville Sharp and Thomas Clarkson then established the Committee for the Abolition of the African Slave Trade. Though what also helped Clarkson abolish the slave trade is the evidence he had and it helped the British see the blood of the slaves who had created the sugar they used every day. Because of this evidence, 400,000 English people stopped buying the sugar that slaves grew and harvested since Clarkson helped them see how it was truly made. Clarkson did not achieve this on his own however; he was helped by other abolitionists such as Granville Sharp and William Wilberforce. The evidence they showed to the people were handcuffs and shackles used on the slaves, and this showed how brutally the Africans were really treated. The great effort Thomas Clarkson put into this and eventually after many years of hard work, the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807. = = = **William Wilberforce ** = Clarkson and Wilberforce Working Together Thomas Clarkson had a big impact on William Wilberforce. Him and many others tried to put a stop to the slave ships that carried the Africans in horrible conditions. Wilberforce was brought into the abolition movement and spent 18 years devoting his life to working against it. Wilberforce and others introduced many anti-slavery movements into parliament with pamphlets, books, rallies and petitions. They worked together against slavery until it was finally abolished.
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 * Well known painting of Thomas Clarkson || Sketch of Thomas Clarkson by Eleni Berg ||
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 * Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce || Documentary on William Wilberforce ||

Life Fighting Slavery
William also like Thomas Clarkson was a devote abolitionist. He was born August 24th, 1759 in Hull. He went to school at Cambridge University. He became part of parliament in 1780 to represent in Yorkshire. As a Christian, his faith helped him become more interested in social reforms. Wilberforce spent eighteen years introducing anti-slavery movements in parliament. The abolitionist also raised many public awareness reforms. His spiritual adviser, John Newton, was a former slave trader who was sorry for his actions helped Wilberforce along the way of ending slavery. After years of working finally in 1807 the lave trade was abolished but didn't free people who were already slaves. Not until 1833 that all people were free from the British empire.

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