Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the vicar of Holy Trinity church, Clapham, also played a very important part in respect of William Wilberforce’s commitment to the anti-slavery campaign—and many other campaigns, such as that against bear baiting—and that the Clapham sect was at the centre of the campaign that secured the abolition of the slave trade?
Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
Proceeding contribution from
Martin Linton
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
458 c695 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-12-15 11:56:42 +0000
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_386470
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_386470
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/pimsdata/hansard/CONTRIBUTION_386470