The Englishman Sir John Hawkins had the dubious distinction of becoming the first slave-ship captain to bring Africans to the Americas.
Hawkins was a religious gentleman who insisted that his crew "serve God daily" and "love one another." His ship, ironically called the "HMS Good Ship Jesus," left the shores of his native England for Africa in October 1562. He arrived at Sierra Leone, and in a short time he had three hundred blacks in his possession. Hawkins claimed to have acquired them "partly by sword and partly by other means."
A member of the British Parliament, William Wilberforce, campaigned incessantly against slavery, but for the most part Christians were silent...
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- Sam Shropshire
- Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Rev. Sam Shropshire has been involved in humanitarian work in Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia since graduating from Bob Jones Academy in 1966. He earned a bachelors degree in education from Shelton College in 1971 and has done graduate studies at Central Florida University, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), and California Graduate School of Theology. In 1983 Sam was appointed US director of Christian Solidarity International, working with the U.S. Congress and British Parliament to promote greater religious freedom abroad. In 1987 Sam organized Love & Action as a national Christian outreach to men, women, and children living with AIDS. In 1991 he founded Project Friendship, an entrepreneurship development program assisting the citizens Central Europe in making the transition from socialism to a free market economy. Sam is married to Jana Luptakova Shropshire and has a daughter Jana Gabriela. Sam was elected to the Annapolis, Maryland, City Council in November 2005 and currently serves as a speaker and consultant in human rights and AIDS ministry.
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