Kidnapped as a child, he bought his freedom and wrote a bestseller against slavery: Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano said he was born in Igbo land and kidnapped as a child. He was enslaved, bought his freedom in 1766, became a Christian and,…
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The man who wrote “Amazing Grace” once captained slave ships. The hymn is his confession
John Newton sailed in the Atlantic slave trade and commanded slave ships before becoming an Anglican priest. He wrote "Amazing Grace" for his parish in Olney,…