Thomas Clarkson: The Giant with One Idea

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Thomas Clarkson was the son of a clergyman who lived in a time when it was legal to buy and sell slaves. He believed this was wrong, and campaigned to make sure this changed. He was instrumental in making sure that no human being could be bought or sold in the British Empire.

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”We know a lot about William Wilberforce, John Newton, and others who campaigned for the abolition of slavery in the U.K. Much less is known of Thomas Clarkson, an inspiring figure who was also instrumental in this campaign.
Clarkson’s unique contribution was in making long and dangerous journeys to gather first-hand evidence of the brutality and cruelty of the slave trade, before returning home to provide Wilberforce with the evidence he required to force Parliament to change the law, and to end its support for the trade of human lives.
Unfortunately modern slavery and human trafficking are still huge problems throughout the world, but this book will help our young people see the issue clearly from a biblical point of view, and provide them with an example of how they might contend more compassionately in the public square.” Colin Campbell, Evangelical Bookshop, Belfast.

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