This senior individual documentary created by Molly Bingham and titled "William Wilberforce: A Force for Change" was entered into the 2015 Maryland History Day contest and eventually the National History Day contest.
Spain didn't trade in slavery . Spain's Queen, Isabella, forbid it since the beggining. She enacted the so called "Leyes de Burgos" in 1512, just few years after the New World was discovered. Besides this, since Spain and Portugal signed the Treatry of Tordesillas, in 1494, Spain could not transport slaves. In 1713 Spain signed an agreement with England, which stated ENgland and other colonial powers were the ones who had the right to trade with slaves. As a consequence of this, there were no black slaves in México, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay. Actually, this was the origin of the Independence movements in Spanish colonies, because they could not compete with Portuguese or Dutch colonies, which hold cheap and numerous labour force: black slaves.
You really missed the mark when you failed to mention that John Newton was himself a slave for about a year on an island off of the west coast of Africa
I recently read Amazing Grace and was'blown away' by the achievements of this diminutive and godly giant.Here is the movie: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--VI3iVD0__Y.html
Thomas Clarkson & Wilberforce worked together. True Thomas Clarkson started the work, but he didn't have the power in Parliment. So he needed Wilberforce to put through bills. Wilberforce worked tirelessly with Clarkson. They both knew how evil slavery was (& is).
@@tjk200081 Wilberforce was seen as the figurehead because he sopke in parliament and his speeches were reported in the news papers. But Thomas Clarkson and others were the forgotten heroes who put forth more effort. Wilberforce did not free the slaves like it is told in mainstream. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kwJNfpLDnwo.html
