Reviews
I've heard about William Wilberforce and the fight against slavery since I was a child but when I read this book I realised how many more people were involved in the struggle. It was thrilling to hear about Samuel Sharpe and the part played by the slaves in the West Indies themselves, the brave stand taken by many Christians there, both slaves and free people. Young people will like this book too because of the lively way the stories are written.
Janet Persson, Kidlington
So often liberal-minded commentators in the media chastise Christians for their 'lack of compassion' against their favourites, not realising that the freedoms they enjoy today are down to Christians fighting on the side of the underdog in the past.
If you are fed up with this then get a copy of this book and shove it under their noses as it shows, in flowing prose, not only how Christians were centrally involved in the abolition of the slave trade in the past - but how they are continuing to do so today.
Makes you proud to be a Christian (oops! - might have committed a sin there!)