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John Newton's Child Slavery

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The song briefly captures the remorse John Newton felt for his role in the slave trade. John Newton was a former slave ship captain. After his conversion to Catholicism, he realized the injustice that slavery was and joined the abolitionist movement. His internal thoughts are reflected in the song. Newton felt that it was “Amazing Grace” that saved him. He felt that he “was blind, but now, I see”. He expresses that it was religion and God that truly saved his soul.
The song itself does not focus on the slave trade and all its atrocities but rather the realization that John Newton came to about slavery. Therefore, the song could be used to show the miraculous realization that Newton came too. It can be used to show that people are able to …show more content…

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