On every island now there are rebellions. Haiti is in the hands of slaves. The slaves are...
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On every island now there are rebellions. Haiti is in the hands of slaves. The slaves are anxious, they're impatient for their freedom. They hear about your work here. I saw a woman and her child being beaten in a coffee field. And afterwards, I heard the woman tell her daughter that someone was coming across the sea to save them. She said it was King Wilberforce. So, this time, gentlemen, we must not fail them
On every island now there are rebellions. Haiti is in the hands of slaves. The slaves are anxious, they're impatient for their freedom. They hear about your work here. I saw a woman and her child being beaten in a coffee field. And afterwards, I heard the woman tell her daughter that someone was coming across the sea to save them. She said it was King Wilberforce. So, this time, gentlemen, we must not fail them
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On every island now there are rebellions
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Haiti is in the hands of slaves
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And the slaves are anxious They're
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impatient for their freedom
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They hear about your work here
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I saw a woman and her child being beaten
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in a coffee field
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Afterwards I heard the woman tell her daughter
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that someone was coming across the sea to save them
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She said it was King Wilberforce
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So this time gentlemen we must not fail them
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Movie Summary
The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Actors
James Stephen
Thomas Clarkson
