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'Amazing Grace' Tells the Story of British Abolition

Fresh Air | By John Powers
Published March 15, 2007 at 10:00 AM CDT

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. The new movie Amazing Grace is about the British abolitionist movement, focusing on the man who led the fight in Parliament. It's a story that can lead to introspection.

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John Powers is the pop culture and critic-at-large on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He previously served for six years as the film critic.
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