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Weekly History Challenge

For the question posted on: 02/26/07
The new movie Amazing Grace tells the story of William Wilberforce and his role as a member of Parliament to end the slave trade. One of Wilberforce's friends (advisor) was once a slave trader himself! Not only was he once a slave trader (slave ship master) but was also caught in the attempt of desertion onboard the HMS Harwich earlier in his life. He soon became a servant and found himself brutally used by his master, suffering starvation, illness and exposure. In 1748 on a return trip back to England, he found himself in a serve storm which threatened to overwhelm the ship, he prayed for God's mercy and the ship was saved. He soon began reading the Bible and became a Christian, and would later become an Anglican priest. It was in this role as an Anglican priest that he would advise Wilberforce and help fight to end the slave trade. He is perhaps best known, not as an Anglican Priest or Wilberforce's friend (advisor) but as the author of the most popular English hymn of the last century - "Amazing Grace". Name this Advisor to Wilberforce and the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace".

Congratulations to Mike from Kokomo, IN who answered John Newton to win this weeks history challenge. Mike will receive the book "The Amazing Grace of Freedom" by movieguide.org's Ted Baehr, and be entered into the $500 cash prize drawing to be held on the 7th of July, 2007. Please check back Monday for the new history challenge. The resource for this weeks challenge came from the following websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Newton, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce

 

 

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