Chapter 11- Ramsay is Dead- I Have Killed Him

Chapter 11 begins with King George III going insane and parliament had intentions to replace him. However, before this could be done he seemed to recover; they said he suffered from pophyria. In the antislavery movement everything resumed and it became an official investigation. The proslavery argument remained that Britain’s economic foundation rested on the slave trade. On top of that many claimed that the Africans actually rejoiced when they departed Africa. As always, Clarkson traveled the country gathering as much evidence as possible, and this time discovered one of the greatest pieces of evidence for the abolitionist movement: a plate. This plate had the diagram of the slave ship. This sparked great controversy in England and enlightened more than ever. Soon after prices sky rocketed for imported goods, a bold tactic. In the court room Wilberforce spoke with great conviction and had many great points such as “we ought all to plead guilty”, “ships could carry other cargoes”, and also stated that no other country would reinstate the slave trade. The chapter ends with Ramsay being martyred; the stress of the movement killed him. There was also word of a movement in France, so Clarkson headed for Paris.