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Home Secretary John Reid marked the fight against what is described as modern slavery by signing the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Human Trafficking on the same table that William Wilberforce and other abolitionists drafted the original slavery Bills. Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker said: "Human trafficking is an appalling crime that causes terrible trauma to its victims.Full story from Larry Ferguson in this week's Recorder Newham Recorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Copyright ... (Newham Recorder)
Partial-term Abortion Is Not about Abortion Apr 7, 2007
The campaign, "The Amazing Change," was set up by the makers of "Amazing Grace," a movie about the efforts of William Wilberforce, himself an evangelical, to end British participation in the slave trade 200 years ago. Brownback, a Christian conservative, has raised the banner for "The Amazing Change" campaign which fits his "compassionate conservatism." Picture taken January 22, 2007. (Townhall.com)
How Some Conservatives Hurt Conservatism Apr 5, 2007
Relentless modesty among the rich is also important, and here again we can learn from Britain's William Wilberforce, who two centuries ago wrote that those whom God has blessed should practice moderation and self-denial, avoid idleness and ostentation and "withdraw from the competition of vanity." ... Relentless modesty among the rich is also important, and here again we can learn from Britain's William Wilberforce, who two centuries ago wrote that those whom God has blessed should practice... (Townhall.com)
Wrong emphasis?Discontent is voiced over slave trade abolition events Apr 4, 2007
" 'Wrong emphasis' Michael Eboda, editor of black newspaper New Nation, said he was angry about the way the commemoration period had been handled. We need to know that black people resisted at every stage Michael EbodaNew Nation "The reason why a lot of black people agreed with Toyin Agbetu is because what should have come out of this commemoration period hasn't," he said. There had been too much emphasis on the role of William Wilberforce, the parliamentary spokesman for the abolition movement.... (BBC News -- UK)
200 Years of Slavery ... Apr 2, 2007
A visionary called William Wilberforce got fed up with the evil trade and championed its abolition ... In his first speech to parliament in 1789, William Wilberforce made a painful acknowledgement of the role of Britain in the transatlantic slave trade: I mean not to accuse anyone but to take the shame upon myself, in common indeed with the whole parliament of Great Britain, for having allowed this horrid trade to be carried on under their authority. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Join battle to end slavery Mar 30, 2007
The film Amazing Grace, which opened at the weekend, chronicles the life of William Wilberforce and his campaign to abolish the slave trade. Christians in Belfast were also at the forefront of the anti-slavery campaign. (Belfast Telegraph)
Spartans slay box office competition Mar 28, 2007
Rounding out the top five was Amazing Grace, Michael Apted's biopic of 18th century campaigner, William Wilberforce, made to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British empire. It took 431,967. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Abolition recalledPomp and protest at the Westminster slave trade service Mar 28, 2007
The Queen laid a wreath at the monument to William Wilberforce in the Abbey. Protester Toyin Agbetu, 39, halted proceedings by running in front of the altar shouting: "You should be ashamed. This is an insult to us.". (BBC News -- UK)
Keith & Kristyn Getty Interview Mar 28, 2007
I m also reading William Wilberforce s book A Practical View of Christianity which is very inspiring. Keith: I have just begun Wilberforce s A Practical View of Christianity. (Suite101.com)
Protester Disrupts Anti-slavery Service Mar 28, 2007
He complained that the service honored only William Wilberforce, the member of Parliament who was one of the leaders of the abolition movement. "The monarch and the Government and the church are all in there patting themselves on the back," he said. (Playfuls.com)
Slavery protester disrupts Westminster service Mar 28, 2007
Outside the Abbey, Mr Agbetu said: "The Queen has to say sorry. There was no mention of the African freedom-fighters. This is just a memorial for William Wilberforce." He had been invited to the ceremony as the founder of an African pressure group called Ligali. The Queen had not been in any danger, insisted Major General David Burden, the receiver general of Abbey. (Telegraph.co.uk)
* Guyanese president calls for slavery reparations Mar 28, 2007
Instead the slave trade and slavery were abolished thanks to slave revolts and an outcry led by church leaders and abolitionists such as British Member of Parliament William Wilberforce. Nearly three million black people are thought to have been shipped across the North Atlantic Ocean in British slave boats between 1700 and the start of the 19th century. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"You, the Queen, should be ashamed!" Mar 28, 2007
When the guests emerged they were not talking about William Wilberforce. David Smith is a reporter on the Observer. (Yahoo News -- British Royal Family)
Still shackledAngry Jamaicans keep alive memories of Britain's slave trade Mar 27, 2007
There is unease here that British commemorations marking the end of the slave trade are too focused on white abolitionists like William Wilberforce and they do not acknowledge the effect on the morale of the British of numerous slave rebellions. Many Jamaicans believe Britain wants to play up its role in helping to end the trade and downplay its role in slavery itself. (BBC News -- Americas)
Sorrow, but not yet an apology Mar 27, 2007
In Hull, the refurbished William Wilberforce Museum reopened, celebrating the abolitionist movement Wilberforce spearheaded in parliament, ending with the bill in 1807. Charlotte Wilberforce, a descendent, told the BBC yesterday that an apology recognizes the "absolute atrocity" of the slave trade. (Toronto Star)
Abbey slavery service disrupted Mar 27, 2007
He added: "This nation has never apologised, there was no mention of the African freedom fighters. This is just a memorial of William Wilberforce.". Copyright Press Association Ltd 2007, All Rights Reserved. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Protester disrupts slavery commemoration Mar 27, 2007
"This is just a memorial of William Wilberforce.". Special report. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Kindred Spirits, Humble Heroes: Branch Rickey and William Wilberforce Mar 27, 2007
It is a story of vision, courage, and service, not unlike that of England's great abolitionist, William Wilberforce. Wilberforce introduced a bill in the House of Commons to abolish slavery in 1791. (Human Events Online)
How faith moved a nation Mar 27, 2007
They tell the story of William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian whose decades-long fight against the slave trade finally resulted in its abolition in 1807. This year is the bicentennial of what was, to use contemporary argot, one of history's most successful aith-based initiatives. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Island of ghosts where slavery is an echo Mar 26, 2007 Archbishop of York urges PM to apologise for slavery Mar 26, 2007 Slave trade shameful - Blair Mar 26, 2007 Grace and favour Mar 25, 2007 Thousands march to mark slavery ban Mar 25, 2007 Anniversary Calls To Fight Slavery Mar 25, 2007 Amazing Grace defies odds Mar 25, 2007 The battle of the men in starchy wigs Mar 25, 2007 Blair told to apologise for slave trade Mar 25, 2007 Ioan Gruffudd talks Amazing Grace Mar 24, 2007 A silly celebration of shiny manflesh Mar 24, 2007 Archbishops to lead slavery walk Mar 24, 2007 Letters: Slavery, abolition and apologies Mar 24, 2007 Acting the only saving grace in dull biopic Mar 24, 2007 Latest movie releases Mar 24, 2007 200 years on, we look at our part in the barbaric human trade Mar 24, 2007 Read More... Mar 24, 2007 'I'm bringing a message' Mar 23, 2007 Keeping it under their hats Mar 23, 2007 Amazing Grace **½ Mar 23, 2007 Looking for a hero? Look no further! Mar 23, 2007 Anti-slavery day to be annual event Mar 23, 2007 'I wanted the heroic side of politics' Mar 22, 2007 British ban on slave trade: moral lessons for today Mar 22, 2007 Britain examines its role in the slave trade Mar 22, 2007 Wilberforce honoured in stamp set Mar 22, 2007 Director defends new slave trade film Mar 21, 2007 America's Averted Gaze Mar 21, 2007 - Ken Livingstone: Why I am saying sorry for slavery Mar 21, 2007 Changing namesSierra Leone honours Africans who helped end the slave trade Mar 21, 2007 Radio pick of the day Mar 20, 2007 It's time to fight a new war on slavery Mar 20, 2007 A hymn to ending the slave trade that isn't all black and white Mar 19, 2007 MARK STEYN: A conscience that moved the world Mar 19, 2007 Harrowing journeyRageh Omaar's search for the realities of modern child slavery Mar 18, 2007 Movie mini-reviews 03-15-2007 Mar 16, 2007 Full Story... Mar 15, 2007 The truth in chains Mar 15, 2007 Amazing films on slavery and exploitation; David Mamet disappoints Mar 11, 2007 New movies opening in the area Mar 8, 2007 Church leaders sign-up to join pilgrimage Walk of Witness Mar 6, 2007 Capsule reviews of current movies Mar 6, 2007 Abolition's forgotten heroes Mar 4, 2007 • Glad You Asked: Rules for handicapped parking; where to donate unused infant formula; why isn't "Amazing Grace" playing locally? Mar 4, 2007 Still 'Amazing' with biopics (Kelly Jane Torrance) Mar 3, 2007 UK 'slavery' march begins Mar 2, 2007 Tornadoes kill 7-year-old girl, damage homes in Kansas and southern Missour Mar 2, 2007 Your view: Religion played a positive role Mar 2, 2007 LOWRY/How Faith moved a nation Mar 1, 2007 Banks On It: Mar 1, 2007 An amazing role for actor Feb 28, 2007 Cage comic hero tops box office Feb 27, 2007 Champion Developmental Agenda of Communities - Radio Stations Told Feb 27, 2007 Pearl failed slave sisters Feb 27, 2007 Glimpses 200: William Wilberforce Feb 26, 2007 'Amazing Grace' and the Power of Truth Feb 26, 2007 'Grace' CDs tell abolitionists' stories (Kate Tsubata) Feb 26, 2007 INDUSTRY BUZZ Feb 25, 2007 Get companion volume to acclaimed Wilberforce movie at steep discount – only $4.95! Feb 25, 2007 Film, Evangelicals Celebrate Song's History, Reaffirm Its Message Feb 25, 2007 Interview: Ioan Gruffudd Feb 24, 2007 Abolitionists' hymn Feb 24, 2007 'Amazing Grace' ***1/2 Feb 24, 2007 MOVIE REVIEWS Feb 24, 2007 Embassy Row (James Morrison) Feb 24, 2007
Yesterday, however, no ceremonies took place to mark William Wilberforce s Bill finally passing through the House of Lords to become law. Slavery and its legacy have had a tremendous impact on Sierra Leone, but not all our people are very aware of it. (The Australian)
Africans mark abolition of slave trade with anger Mar 26, 2007
was the indomitable human spirit that could not be broken," said Ghana's President John Kufuor, his voice echoing around the castle courtyard. "Man should never descend to such low depths of inhumanity to man as the slave trade ever again. " Elmina was sub-Saharan Africa's first permanent slave trading post, built by the Portuguese in 1492. It passed to England and by the 18th century shipped tens of thousands of Africans a year through "the door of no return" to slave ships. "It was so bad the... (Reuters.uk)
The prime minister said the legislation, pushed through parliament by William Wilberforce, had begun the process of ending a shameful chapter in history. "So it is right that this anniversary is marked today here in Ghana's Elmina Castle, the scene of such inhuman abuse, and in cities across the UK in Liverpool, Hull, Bristol and London, which played their role in this deplorable trade."It is an opportunity for the United Kingdom to express our deep sorrow and regret for our nation's role in the... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
" He also paid tribute to the "courage and conviction" of those who campaigned to end the "vile trade" including former slave Olaudah Equiano, church leader Thomas Clarkson and MP William Wilberforce. Mr Blair said there were also countless men and women, "now forgotten by history, black and white, from across Africa, including Ghana, from Britain and many other countries" whose efforts should be recognised. He went on to describe forced recruitment of child soldiers, human trafficking and... (BBC News -- Africa)
Ioan Gruffudd talks to Steve Pratt about his "amazing experience" of playing William Wilberforce, the MP who led the movement to abolish the slave trade ... As proof of his versatility, the Welsh-born actor has switched from being Mr Fantastic, the man with the extra-stretchy skin in the Fantastic Four movies, to Yorkshire MP William Wilberforce, a leading campaigner in the fight to abolish the slave trade. (The Northern Echo)
A campaign by British politician and philanthropist William Wilberforce in favor of the emancipation of slaves persuaded the church, the public and finally parliament. "The church as much as the rest of society were thoroughly implicated in it," said Bishop of Southwark Tom Butler, who led one of the marches, adding that parliament had to pass an act banning the practice because the public had demanded it. (CNN -- International)
To mark the anniversary, a museum dedicated to the man who led the campaign for the abolition of slavery, William Wilberforce will be reopened. A leading children's rights charity called today for "immediate and decisive action" to combat child slavery. (Sky News)
Yet Amazing Grace, the account of how William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) confronted and condemned both the all-powerful slave trade and a Parliament populated by corruption is never less than entertaining, at times even inspiring. Credit director Michael Apted for ensuring this dreary, rain-drenched England of the 18th century craftily parallels many of our own modern-day political woes and frustrations. (Edmonton Sun)
The film opens in 1797 with Gruffudd's character, William Wilberforce, leaping from his coach into a muddy highway to stop a man from whipping his tired horse. (Wilberforce was also a force behind the creation of the first SPCA.) Arriving in London, he is introduced to a pretty redhead named Barbara Spoon (Romolo Garai) as London's most eligible abolitionist, which could have been a great reality show in the 1790s. (National Post)
Amos, attending the event in Ghana, will tackle criticism that the celebrations have focused too much on the role of one white man - William Wilberforce, the Tory MP who led the parliamentary anti-slavery movement - and not enough on the black resistance movement. The bicentenary of the 1807 legislation abolishing the slave trade has sparked comparisons with the maltreatment of ethnic minorities in modern Britain. (Guardian Unlimited)
Amazing Grace tells the story of William Wilberforce ... Amazing Grace tells the story of William Wilberforce, the 18th century abolitionist who passed a bill to end the slave trade. (ITV.com)
THE week's true movie hero is William Wilberforce, the 18th-century independent who overcame vested interests in the House of Commons and a burgeoning laudanum problem to oversee the abolition of slavery - singing his own theme tune as he went. Michael Apted's handsome, involving biopic surrounds Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) with familiar faces breathing new life into names from dusty history books: among them a usefully restrained Rufus Sewell as long-haired radical Thomas Clarkson and Albert... (Scotsman)
" The walk will go from Whitehall, past the Houses of Parliament, and across Lambeth Bridge to Kennington Park, where there will be a service of commemoration. Yokes and chains Among the walkers will be a group who have walked 250 miles from Hull - the parliamentary seat of the abolitionist MP William Wilberforce - in yokes and chains. They will have them removed by the Archbishop of the West Indies. At Lambeth Pier, the archbishops will lead prayers while holding a wreath marked 2,704 - the... (BBC News -- UK)
We rightly have them for the likes of William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson. Why are we not dedicating a national memorial to the black abolitionists and to the enslaved themselves. (Guardian Unlimited)
Much as Amazing Grace might be an accurate portrait of William Wilberforce, it is a rather dull movie, about as gripping as a live reading of Hansard. Wilberforce, the wealthy Member of Parliament who fought for nearly 20 years to get a bill passed in 1807 for abolition of the slave trade, is an important figure worthy of a Masterpiece Theatre miniseries. (Toronto Star)
(PG -- thematic material involving slavery, some mild language) -- Based on the true story of Parliament member William Wilberforce, who in the late 18th century led a crusade to end slavery in England. 1 hour, 57 minutes. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
The MP for Hull, William Wilberforce, and his great influence, abolitionist Thomas Clarkson, are heralded as the heroes who outlawed slavery. But Scots too played a huge role in winning the slaves their freedom. (Glasgow Daily Record)
The opening scene of the movie Amazing Grace, which chronicles 18th and 19th century abolitionist William Wilberforces battle to stop the British slave trade, portrays a true event in Wilberforces life in which he intervened when he saw a coach driver beating and kicking a fallen horse ... William Wilberforce knew that tradition and expediency are no excuse for cruelty to any living being. (Disinformation)
N'Dour is disappointingly inert in the film, but that's probably the fault of the part, which calls on him to be unfailingly noble and dignified while white abolitionist William Wilberforce (the main character) and lots of 18th-century Whigs in wigs shout at each other. When he has to be himself and perform for the Guardian's camera, N'Dour is anything but inert - laughing, wrapping himself around chairs, enjoying the game. (Guardian Unlimited)
The importance of evangelical Anglicans, like William Wilberforce and John Newton, is well known ... Stephen Tomkins is author of William Wilberforce, a Biography. (BBC News -- UK)
Dated 1797, slide No. 1 reveals the hero of the story, William Wilberforce, in a light designed to show off his innate compassion he intervenes to save a stricken horse from getting beaten by its cruel owner. From there, the slides shuffle back and forth in time, assembled to further demonstrate how that deep compassion, along with a sense of natural justice, rallied around the abolitionist torch. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Instead, he goes back 200 years to play out the life story of William Wilberforce, the driving force behind the 1807 abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Unlike previous films tackling the horrors of slavery, Amazing Grace focuses less on graphic atrocities of human trafficking and more on Wilberforces persistent personal quest to put an end to it, giving the film a more intimate and uplifting edge. (7DAYS)
"We need to get the proper history told, including the good, the bad and dreadful. For instance we need to recall that parliament for the best part of a century facilitated slavery. It did not just have an overnight intellectual conversion. Public opinion made the change and forced the change on parliament. We have fed it into our minds that a Christian from Hull, William Wilberforce, came along and changed the law in 1807. It was remarkable, but the real change came from working people."It is... (Guardian Unlimited)
Amazing Grace director Michael Apted defends his choice to feature few blacks in his film about abolitionist William Wilberforce ... This month, the 200th anniversary of the British Parliament's vote to abolish the African slave trade is the peg for the release tomorrow of director Michael Apted's epic about the abolitionist William Wilberforce and his dogged political manoeuvring to end the traffic in human beings. (Globe and Mail)
The city of Hull will reopen the refurbished Wilberforce House Museum, the birthplace and residence of the 19th- century abolitionist-parliamentarian William Wilberforce, who lobbied hard to end slave trading. The Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery is preparing a major exhibit on the life of Olaudah Equiano, an enslaved African who bought his own freedom and became a famous abolitionist in Britain. (Christian Science Monitor)
Rather than dwelling on William Wilberforce, the feisty abolitionist who drove the reform through the British Parliament and is the subject of the film "Amazing Grace," these shows are highlighting a far uglier back story: Britain's deep engagement in the slave trade in earlier centuries and the fundamental role this played in forging the nation's wealth and power. With the support of the government and a $20 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, national museums and community groups... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
William Wilberforce is one of six campaigners featured in the set. William Wilberforce has been honoured in a set of stamps along with five others who campaigned against slavery. (BBC News)
There's always been a misconception that they were waiting for William Wilberforce and other people in Europe to free them and that clearly wasn't the case. Resistance against enslavement began in Africa. (Reuters.uk)
Half a century before the American Civil War freed the slaves in the United States, William Wilberforce had already spent much of his life working to end the slave trade in Great Britain ... The scene depicts a young William Wilberforce, standing on the deck of a slave ship, addressing a group of wealthy men and women on an adjacent vessel as they enjoy classical music and culinary delicacies ... William Wilberforce dedicated most of his life to prohibiting the unconscionable practice of trading... (Human Events Online)
No one denigrates William Wilberforce, but it was black resistance and economic development that destroyed slavery, not white philanthropy. Slavery's reality is increasingly acknowledged outside Britain. (Guardian Unlimited)
It is believed Thomas Peters fought on the side of the British during the American Revolution and ended up in the UK, where he went on to work with the white abolitionists, William Wilberforce and Granville Sharp to establish a colony in Africa for freed slaves - which is now Sierra Leone. Mr Peters was honoured by the government of Sierra Leone in 1998. (BBC News -- Africa)
What would William Wilberforce make of it. We may get some hints in Free at Last (9. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
More than two hundred years ago, anti-slavery campaigners like William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano were voices in the wilderness. But their relentless activism galvanized public opinion and turned the tide. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Heavenly angels seem to croon on the soundtrack as one William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) stops his carriage to berate a cruel fellow intent on whipping a horse to death. If he is willing to take this much trouble over a horse, what might he do in the service of oppressed humanity. (Scotsman)
"William Wilberforce," writes Eric Metaxas in "Amazing Grace," "was the happy victim of his own success. He was like someone who against all odds finds the cure for a horrible disease that's ravaging the world, and the cure is so overwhelmingly successful that it vanquishes the disease completely. No one suffers from it again -- and within a generation or two no one remembers it ever existed." What did Wilberforce "cure" ... But the life of William Wilberforce and the bicentennial of his... (Washington Times)
Yet the truth is that if William Wilberforce were alive today and he travelled to different parts of the world - not just in Africa, but also in large parts of Asia, the Middle East, South America and even parts of Europe - he would find children living in conditions and circumstances which Wilberforce would understand and which I am sure he would describe as slavery. It is believed there are nearly nine million children around the world today who are enslaved. (BBC News)
A seriously enlightening, and just plain serious, biography of William Wilberforce, the Englishman who led the crusade to abolish slavery in the British Empire in the late 1700s. The movie works in many ways as Christian inspiration (Wilberforce s spiritual mentor wrote the hymn Amazing Grace ), as a love story, as a lesson for us today that even though the issues have changed, the things Wilberforce says here are still valid. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
William Wilberforce, depicted in the current movie mazing Grace, devoted 46 years in Britain's Parliament to ending slavery. He succeeded without waging war, as occurred in the United States. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
The Royal Mail is issuing a set of postage stamps featuring abolitionists such as Olaudah Equiano, Hannah Moore and William Wilberforce. There will be a commemorative 2 coin, exhibitions in the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery, and a number of memorial services. (Guardian Unlimited)
Set in the England of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it tells the story of the now-celebrated William Wilberforce, who became a member of Parliament in 1784, when he was twenty-four; underwent a sort of spiritual enlightenment the following year; and in 1789 began a campaign for the abolition of slavery. Slave labor, particularly on the Caribbean sugar plantations, was a huge commercial asset for Britain, and it wasn't until 1807, after intense campaigning, that Wilberforce... (New Republic)
AMAZING GRACE (PG) The idealist William Wilberforce works in Parliament in 18th-century England to end slavery. Starring Ioan Gruffudd and Richard Bailey. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Two walks will simultaneously lead from Holy Trinity Clapham (where William Wilberforce worshipped) and Whitehall Place towards Kennington Park, for an act of open-air worship. The timetable for the each aspect of the Walk of Witness is. (AlertNet)
AMAZING GRACE (B) William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd), a man of abiding Christian faith, led the fight against slavery in Great Britain, and this Michael Apted-directed picture carefully chronicles the political maneuvering that surrounded the struggle. A cast of British heavyweights (Michael Gambon, Albert Finney and Ciaran Hinds) adds weight to an overly earnest but still interesting movie about the way in which principle can inform a political life. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
The scene is part of a television documentary in which Stuart, whose ancestors included both a slave and slave owner, investigates whether William Wilberforce really deserves his reputation as the man who ended Britain's shameful trade 200 years ago this month. But Stuart, a normally unflappable newsreader, has since admitted that she regrets the display of emotion. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
"Amazing Grace" is an 18th-century biopic about politician William Wilberforce who fought against slavery in Britain. It has received solid reviews, including a 71 percent favorable rating from RottenTomatoes. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Ioan Gruffudd, star of "Fantastic Four" and the "Horatio Hornblower" series, plays William Wilberforce, an 18th-century British politician who tirelessly campaigned for the abolition of slavery. The film contains a veritable who's who of British actors, old and young. (Washington Times)
The 30-strong group will be joined for the first two days by Lady Kate Davson, a descendant of anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce ... The expedition started on Thursday morning after the Bishop of Hull anointed the marchers with water from the font where William Wilberforce, who was elected as MP for the city in 1780, was baptised. (BBC News -- Europe)
The northeastern port city of Hull was the home of William Wilberforce, who led a 20-year campaign in Parliament to abolish the trade -- a goal achieved on March 25, 1807 ... William Wilberforce, a great-great-great-grandson of the parliamentarian, and Kate Davson, a great-great-great-granddaughter, joined the group as it left Holy Trinity Church in Hull. (North County Times)
Washington was a contemporary of William Wilberforce, a British Parliament member. Wilberforce was an evangelical Christian who made it his life s work to abolish slavery in the British Empire and did so successfully. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
They tell the story of William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian whose decades-long fight against the slave trade finally resulted in its abolition in 1807. This month is the bicentennial of what was, to use contemporary argot, one of history's most successful "faith-based initiatives.". (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Mixed reviews for director Michael Apted's latest, based on the life of British parliamentarian and abolitionist William Wilberforce. The filmmaker and his crew "understand the challenges of this kind of story and have met them with ," writes the Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan. (Slate)
William Wilberforce was a member of the British Parliament who labored for some 20 years to persuade Britain to abolish its slave trade in the late-18th and early-19th centuries. He fought for years more, through declining health, to persuade Britain to end slavery. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
New at 10 was British director Michael Apted's Amazing Grace, starring Ioan Gruffudd as 18th Century anti-slavery pioneer William Wilberforce. The 12 top movies together grossed an estimated $101. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
On his background which centered on academic and professional pursuits, George K Doe said he was born at Mamobi in Accra, some few years after the attainment of the independence of Ghana, had his primary education at William Wilberforce Primary, and attended Accra New Town 1 Middle School. He gained admission to Keta Secondary School after passing the Common Entrance Examination, where he sat both General Certificate of Education (GCE O ) Ordinary and Advanced Levels. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas (HarperSanFranciso, $21. 95). (USA Today -- News)
Glimpses Bulletin Insert # 200: William Wilberforce: The Fight against Slavery, and What We Can Learn From It. 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in England, an achievement in no small part due to the tireless efforts of legislator and fervent Christian believer William Wilberforce ... Look for the release of a feature film, Amazing Grace: The Story of William Wilberforce, from Walden Media, starring Albert Finney and produced by Ken Wales, to commemorate the... (Gospelcom.net)
Ioan Gruffudd stars as abolitionist William Wilberforce, seen here on the deck of a slave ship ... The man in question is William Wilberforce, who for decades was Parliament's prime mover in the battle to abolish the slave trade in Britain. (NPR)
William Wilberforce is the subject of the third story. Once mentored by John Newton during his years of ministry, Mr. Wilberforce led a dissolute life in his young adult years, only to find himself confronted in later years by the question of spiritual truth. (Washington Times)
"AMAZING" STORY: Named after the hymn written by a repentant slave ship owner, "Amazing Grace" traces the patient struggle of William Wilberforce ("Fantastic Four's" Ioan Gruffudd), a wealthy evangelical Christian who spent 20 years in the House of Commons trying to outlaw British slave trading. In the 21st century, some might see the slavery issue as moot. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
"Amazing Grace" is the story of William Wilberforce, whose principles and faith helped him lead a 30-year successful fight to abolish slavery in Great Britain ... Representing an influential and growing presence of faith-honoring entertainment professionals in Hollywood, this book is an important and educational extension of the William Wilberforce story, and will be a treasured addition to any home, school or library. (WorldNetDaily)
SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY/COURTESY THE EVERETT COLLEC In the film "Amazing Grace," actor Ioan Gruffudd portrays William Wilberforce, the 19th century British lawmaker and evangelical who adopted the hymn written by a former slave trafficker as a rallying anthem for the movement to end slavery in Britain ... But if U.S. evangelical leaders and others have their way, the 19th-century evangelical and abolitionist William Wilberforce soon will become a household name. (The Ledger)
February 23, 2007 - Amazing Grace is a moving historical epic about the life of British antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce (played by Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd) ... IGN: Is William Wilberforce a forgotten historical person in England. (IGN FilmForce)
AMAZING GRACE' TELLS THE STORY OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, A BRITISH LAWMAKER WHO FOUGHT AGAINST SLAVERY ... It works best as a biography of England's William Wilberforce, the 18th-century abolitionist whose furious campaign in Parliament against the commerce in human flesh finally brought an end to slavery in the British empire 200 years ago. (San Jose Mercury News)
William Wilberforce was a key figure in the 16-year struggle to get England out of the slave trade in the early 19th century. The film, created to mark the 200th anniversary of the key vote in Parliament, is an intriguing historical piece that should be as instructive for most viewers as it is entertaining. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
" That is, what is it about this story in particular that's supposed to connect with modern viewers? In this case, it may not be anything obvious or specific. Yet there's something about Wilberforce's frustration at the organized indifference he faces (the conjoining of the slave trade and government) and something about the physical and emotional toll taken on Wilberforce's health and spirit that make the story ring true and feel significant. Anyone who has ever felt morally right and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Amazing Grace" tells the story of William Wilberforce, a member of the British Parliament who campaigned for 20 years for an end to the British slave trade. The House of Commons outlawed the sale and transportation of slaves on Feb. 23, 1807. (Washington Times, DC)
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