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Thomas Clarkson - Describing a trip to Bristol

Thomas Clarkson visited all the major port cities in England and often faced a hostile reception. This extract from his diary shows his feelings of...
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apprehension and resolve about the task ahead.

"….I began to tremble at the arduous task of attempting to subvert a branch of the trade of this large city, and to encounter a host of people in it. However I soon became calm and collected and seemed to gain fresh Spirit from my former sensations which only confirmed me the more, that I must be doubly diligent, active and persevering in the cause, which I had undertaken. – With these resolutions I entered the city, determining that no labour should be too arduous, and no treatment from the inhabitants, should they know my errand, be too horrid to deter me…"
Subjects: History, Citizenship
Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+
Learning Groups: Teachers, Parents, Pupils, Others
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