On this day in 1834, slavery was abolished in the British Empire. In a remarkable turnaround England, the country responsible for transporting an estimated three million Africans to bondage in the Americas, became one of the first in the world to abolish the practice.

Although economic considerations played a part, it was nevertheless a triumph for compassionate humanitarianism and an example of how a long fought campaign can prevail when enough right minded people are prepared to take action. John Newton was a slave trader for much of his life but later had a dramatic spiritual awakening and became a clergyman and an abolitionist.

This is the famous hymn that he wrote in 1779:

Amazing Grace, ho">

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On this day in 1834, slavery was abolished in the British Empire. In a remarkable turnaround England, the country responsible for transporting an estimated three million Africans to bondage in the Americas, became one of the first in the world to abolish the practice.

Although economic considerations played a part, it was nevertheless a triumph for compassionate humanitarianism and an example of how a long fought campaign can prevail when enough right minded people are prepared to take action. John Newton was a slave trader for much of his life but later had a dramatic spiritual awakening and became a clergyman and an abolitionist.

This is the famous hymn that he wrote in 1779:

Amazing Grace, ho...

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