As part of our 1960s topic we are going to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. As an introduction to this we have been learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The pupils researched into slave ships using the laptops and found out some interesting facts. We talked about John Newton who was a Slave Ship Captain. He famously wrote the song Amazing Grace after he became a Christian.
I have set the pupils a challenge. I have asked them to find out a little bit about William Wilberforce and to tell me why he was so important. The pupils can post their responses on the blog.
Happy investigating!
Mr A :0)
3 comments:
Wilberforce(1759-1833) wanted to reform society.
He wanted to abolish slavery. It took
him 18 years in parliament to do it.
Wilberforce retired in 1825 and died in 1833
Lyle Horne
Well done Lyle. Super research and first finished. A brick on the wall and two team points :0).
William Wilberforce was born in 1759 and died in 1833
His first job was a policeman then he was philanthropist and then a leader of the movement to abolish slavery he began his political career in 1780 and became the independent member of parliament for yorkshire.
Aimee Jewell
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