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February 28, 2007 10:39 AM EST -- Congratulations to the winners of The Amazing Grace Drawing on Gather! And a great big "Thank You!" to all who participated. Amazing Grace is now playing in theaters. To find the one nearest . . . more
February 21, 2007 11:39 AM EST -- John Newton (1725 – 1807) wrote the words to one of the most beloved hymns of all times, between 1760 and 1770, while working as an evangelical pastor. Son of the commander of a merchant ship, Newton . . . more
February 19, 2007 09:58 AM EST -- "It's estimated that 27 million people are in slavery around the world" Sourced by the UN, New York Times, Amnesty International, The Christian Science Monitor, and Free The Slaves, among . . . more
February 12, 2007 03:45 PM EST -- Exclusive to Gather! This is the scene from Amazing Grace where William Wilburforce (Ioan Gruffudd) meets fellow humanitarians and abolitionists Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson . . . more
February 09, 2007 04:17 PM EST -- No purchase or contribution is necessary. Making a purchase or contribution will not increase your chances of winning the drawing. One drawing entry per person regardless of number of replies within the . . . more
February 09, 2007 04:14 PM EST -- "You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know." -          William Wilberforce, 1789 Amazing Grace follows the . . . more
February 08, 2007 12:02 PM EST -- NHD Philly! is the regional National History Day program for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a collaboration of more than thirty history and community-based organizations in the Greater Philadelphia . . . more
February 08, 2007 12:01 PM EST -- Although slavery was common in the West in the Ancient World, and indeed Aristotle argued that it was part of the natural order of men, with the advent of Christianity came the gradual end of slavery, . . . more
February 08, 2007 11:59 AM EST -- "William Wilberforce and William Pitt were both very young men, under thirty, when they took on the British establishment to bring about the abolition of the slave trade." Says Director Michael . . . more
February 08, 2007 11:56 AM EST -- "You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know." -          William Wilberforce, 1789 From acclaimed director . . . more
February 05, 2007 10:12 AM EST -- Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner's Daughter) from an original screenplay written by Academy . . . more
 
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