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John Newton
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John Newton was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. Newton served as a sailor in the Ro
Contemporary portrait of Newton
Contemporary portrait of Newton
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney, where Newton became curate in 1764.
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney, where Newton became curate in 1764.
St Mary Woolnoth in the City of London, where Newton was rector from 1779.
St Mary Woolnoth in the City of London, where Newton was rector from 1779.
The vicarage in Olney, where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".
The vicarage in Olney, where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".
Amazing Grace (2006 film)
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Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsibl
John Newton
…A memorial to him was erected in Buncrana in Inishowen, County Donegal, in Ulster in 2013. Buncrana is located on the shores of Lough Swilly. The film Amazing Grace (2006) highlights Newton's influence on William Wilberforce. Albert Finney portrays Newton, Ioan Gruffudd is Wilberforce, and the film was directed by…
Theatrical release poster
Theatrical release poster