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Bridgwater

from Stolen From God by Reg Meuross

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Bridgewater, Somerset was at one time an even greater trading port than Bristol, with its wealth hugely boosted by trading in Africans. But In 1785 the Mayor, William Tuckett and his councillors decided that a petition against slavery should be written and presented to Parliament. It was the earliest such protest by any borough against the African trade.

After its presentation by councillors the petition was ordered to ‘lie on the table’ basically meaning it would be politely ignored.

Although the petition failed in one respect it succeeded in another.It proved to be the first of many whose combined effect created a groundswell of anti-slavery feeling and support for the great abolitionists such as William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson & Olaudah Equiano.

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Bridgwater
There’s a man with a paper going ‘round
Taking names from the people of this town
To challenge by petition a deplorable condition
There’s a man with a paper going ‘round

There’s a Bridgwater man taking names
To reach out to their brothers held in chains
And to plead there’s no excuse not to turn those brothers loose
There’s a Bridgwater man taking names

Oh brother oh brother oh brother
There’s a Bridgwater man taking names

Reverend Chubb Mr Tuckett Mr White
Call on every Christian soul to join the fight
To stand up as a nation ‘gainst this wicked violation
Though it might be bad for trade you know it’s right

Oh brother oh brother oh brother
There’s a Bridgwater man taking names

Annie Poulett & Alexander Hood
Stand where soldiers for justice have stood
And bring the first petition to plead for abolition
First the tide must turn before the flood

The lords say on the table let it lay
There’s far too much at stake to rule today
Almost every fortune made has been built upon the trade
And we need to get our compensation pay

for the merchant compensation must be made

credits

from Stolen From God, released April 7, 2023
Reg: Vocal / Tenor Guitar / Harmonica
Jali Fily Cissokho : Kora
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne: Concertina
Roy Dodds: Percussion
Tom Jobling: Bass / Percussion
Reg / Cohen / Jaz Gayle / Katie Whitehouse: BVox

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The breadth and depth of Reg Meuross’s material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage; if something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it. ... more

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