Showing posts with label William Wilberforce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Wilberforce. Show all posts

6.14.2008

Amazing Grace - movie recommendation

I selected a movie randomly from Netflix, and I got Amazing Grace. It's a little-known movie about an even lesser-known historic figure. The movie is about William Wilberforce, the architect of the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire. The movie is a little slow, but the subject matter is very inspiring. Wilberforce spent over half of his life fighting against slavery.

The song "Amazing Grace" plays a role in this movie. A link is made between the composer of the song with Wilberforce. I'm not sure if the connection is really true, but it moves the story along very well. Anyway, if you have some free time, I highly recommend this movie to lift you up and hopefully inspire you to do your part to make the world a better place.