1/WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
#1 His grandfather served as mayor of Hull twice.
#2 Wilberforce became a Member of Parliament while he was a student.
#3 He let go of his earlier lifestyle and became deeply religious.
#4 Wilberforce became aware of the plight of slaves through James Ramsay.
#5 He collaborated with abolitionist Thomas Clarkson...
2/THOMAS CLARKSON
Thomas Clarkson was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 28 th March, 1760.
Clarkson went to the local grammar school and later Cambridge University (St John's College).
Clarkson won first prize for his essay and, in the summer of 1785,...
In London, Clarkson met other people who wanted to stop the Slave Trade.
3/OLAUDAH EQUIANO
Equiano Was Sold Into Slavery at Age 11.
Equiano Was Purchased by a Naval Caption.
Equiano Purchased His Freedom & Became an Abolitionist in England.
Equiano Wrote His Autobiography at the Urging of Other Abolitionists.
Equiano’s Account Paved the Way for Other Slave Narratives.
4/IGNATIUS SANCHO
He worked as a servant in Greenwich and then for the Duke of Montagu. Sancho taught himself to read and spoke out against the slave trade. He went on to compose music and write poetry and plays. In 1773, Sancho and his wife set up a grocer's shop in Westminster. Sancho was very well known and his shop became a meeting place for some of the most famous writers, artists, actors and politicians of the day. As a financially-independent householder, he became the first black person of African origin to vote in parliamentary elections in Britain (1774 & 1780).
After his death in 1780, Sancho's letters were published in a book, which became an immediate best seller. Five editions of the book were published and his writing was used as evidence to support the movement to end slavery. Sancho had mentioned slavery in many of the letters he had written to friends. In 1778, for example, he commented that the main aim of all English navigators was ‘money-money-money'. Sancho also made people aware of how the lives of Africans were made miserable by the Slave Trade. The following extract his from one of the letters published in 1782 shows the power of his arguments.
5.GRANVILLE SHARP
Early Life. Granville Sharp was born on November 1, 1735, in Durban to Thomas Sharp an Archdeacon...
Career. Granville Sharp gained employment as a Clerk in the Ordnance Office at the Tower...
Activism. Granville Sharp interest in activism arouses when he met Strong,...
Abolition. His campaign was been championed by other individuals and groups who shared the same interest. As he grew others like Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect continued with the campaign. After the Act of Abolition was passed by both by Parliament and as to be implemented on March 25, 1807, Granville Sharp was grateful to the Lord and offered a thanksgiving prayer. Granville Sharp was however not able to witness the full implementation of the law and final abolishment as he died on July 6, 1813..
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