The Black Man Who Ended Britain's Slave Trade 📋 1807: Britain abolishes slave trade after 20-year campaign. Olaudah Equiano's bestselling 1789 autobiography became a weapon. Thomas Clarkson rode 35,000 miles gathering evidence. Wilberforce introduced bills for 18 years. 3.4 million Africans transported (1662-1807), only 2.9 million survived. Abolition date (March 25, 1807) & 20-year campaign - UK Parliament official records; Wikipedia Slave Trade Act 1807 British transport numbers (3.4M transpo

In 1785, a young student named Thomas Clarkson entered an essay contest at Cambridge University. The question: Is it lawful to enslave another human being? Clarkson wasn’t a saint. He was ambitious. He wanted to win and make a name for himself. And he got it: first prize, a fancy ceremony and applause. But something stuck with him. On the way home, riding his horse near the village of Wadesmill, he stopped. He kept thinking: If what I’ve written is true, that slavery is a profound moral atrocity

These are the #goodneighbors we need more of in the world 💗 Marine veteran Thomas needed a ride to a job interview, and his neighbor Kira helped out with that and much more 😭 | The Kelly Clarkson Show