25-02-2007, 14:28
|
#9
|
Resident Waffler
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Accrington, Hyndburn
Posts: 18,142
Liked: 14 times
Rep Power: 1062
|
Re: Amazing Grace
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
A most moving trailer jamesicus, in one of the pieces set in parliament one members statement did strike hard "We have no evidence that the Africans themseves have any objection to the trade" how stupid that sounds now.
|
It's different if you put it in context though - remember that the slavery originated in Africa where one tribe would enslave those they captured from another so you can see where he was coming from with that statement however ludicrous it sounds to us now.
Hopefully the film will inspire people to do something about the slavery which exists today.
|
|
|