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Title

John Newton

Description

John Newton

Bibliographic Citation

By Contemporary portrait - http://100megsfree4.com/dictionary/theology/tdicn.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4252108

Type

image

Language

English

Rights

Creative Commons

Source

By Contemporary portrait - http://100megsfree4.com/dictionary/theology/tdicn.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4252108

Original Item

sjsu-library.github.io

Identifier

unionist--image-0231

IIIF Manifest

https://sjsu-library.github.io/unionist/img/derivatives/iiif/unionist--image-0231/manifest.json

Category

Image

Related Transcription

unionist--text-0210

Location of Related Text in Issue

1833-12-19 p.04.56

Caption

John Newton (1725-1807) was a ship captain who participated in the slave trade. He later repented and worked assiduously against the trade. He is best-known today for the lyrics to "Amazing Grace."