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Clarkson - Extract from 1840 speech
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Extract 1 recording of a speech given by Thomas Clarkson about slavery in 1840 at Ipswich. Added: 6th Dec 2007 by Diane Earl
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Continued from above
Subjects: History, Citizenshipaccount of old age and Infirmities, and I am sorry to say, that I cannot remain in it long for the same Reason: …. Yes, I have worked in this sacred Cause from the Beginning, now fifty six years; and though I have been broken down and disabled in the Pursuit of it, I am neither weary of it, nor dismayed; but I mean by the Blessing of God to continue my assistance to it, feeble as it must now be, as long as I am able." Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ Learning Groups: Teachers, Parents, Pupils, Others |
