Item 1 - Thomas Clarkson 150th Commemoration

Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 -1846 September 1846), was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves. In his later years Clarkson campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide. In 1840, he was the key speaker at the Anti-Slavery Society (today known as Anti-Slavery International) conference in London, which campaigned to end slavery in other countries.
Clarkson was the son of Rev. John Clarkson (1710–1766). He attended Wisbech Grammar School where his father was headmaster; then he went on to St Paul's School in London in 1775. He did his undergraduate work at St John's College, Cambridge, beginning in 1779. An excellent student, he appears to have enjoyed his time at university, although he was also a serious, devout man. He received his B.A. degree in 1783 and was set to continue at Cambridge to follow in his father's footsteps and enter the Anglican Church. He was ordained a deacon but never proceeded to priest's orders.

Migrated to digital media in Sep 2013. Original audiocassettes were destroyed. Back-up copy stored on Archive external drive. Backed up to College drive (2022)

Denis Hugh Vercingetorix Brogan: matric 1956, BA 1959, MA 1964, Fellow 1963-1974 (Title A 1963-1966, Title B 1966-1974). John Keith Hart: matric 1961, BA 1964, MA 1968, PhD 1984.