Introduction: Three men among millions -- The slave trader: John Newton (1725-1807) -- A wayward youth -- In Africa - Slave trader -- Finding grace in slavery -- From slaving to preaching -- The slave trader as cleric -- Reluctant abolitionist -- The slave owner: Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) -- A Jamaican apprenticeship -- Sugar and slaves -- Tacky's revolt -- An independent man -- A refined and prospering man -- The end to it all -- The slave: Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) -- An African in England -- Kidnapped -- In miserable slavery -- Prospering in slavery -- A free man -- Religion, redemption and America -- Africa, abolition and the book.
Summary:
Provides a new view and fresh interpretation of the world of slavery by focusing on the lives of the trader, John Newton (1725-1807), author of 'Amazing Grace', the owner, Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) and the slave, Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797).
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