Slavery

1. Slavery and Slave Trade

2. In Britain
• Quakers were the first religious group to
combat slavery

3. John Newton
• Wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace”
• Former slave-ship captain
• Became outspoken critic of slavery

4. John Newton

5. William Wilberforce
• Member of Parliament
• Lead the effort to abolish slavery in the British
empire
• Supported the Committee for the Abolition of
the Slave Trade

6. William Wilberforce

7. In America
• William Lloyd
Garrison
– Editor of the
newspaper The
Liberator
– A famous
abolitionist

8. • Frederick Douglas
– Former slave
– Famous abolitionist

9. France
• Napoleon revived slavery when he became
the First Consul
• Ended in 1804

10. Muslim World
• Several million live in slavery TODAY!