Film Amazing Grace Inspires Deep Discussions in Class

For teachers who would like to teach about slavery and the abolitionist movement in England and the United States, several scenes provide extraordinary chances for learning.

The ensuing class discussions are exemplary in their depth. The level of inquiry sends the students in many directions.

These scenes provide great discussion:
1. "We humbly suggest that you can do both."

2. "God made men equal."

3. "Finally, we have something on which we disagree."

4. "William you have work to do."

5. "What is true of the Negro is true of the worker in the field and of women."

6. Final scene: William Wilberforce will be able to sleep at night knowing the slave trade is no more.