▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁slave ▁trade , ▁and ▁a ▁man ac led ▁slave ▁in ▁a ▁b ese ech ing ▁attitude . ▁The ▁fourth ▁side ▁be ars ▁an ▁ins cription ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Clark son . ▁ ▁History ▁Clark son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Clark son ▁( 1 7 1 0 – 1 7 6 6 ). ▁He ▁attended ▁Wis be ch ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁head master ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁School ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁His ▁prize ▁winning ▁ess ay ▁" Is ▁it ▁right ▁to ▁make ▁slaves ▁of ▁others ▁against ▁their ▁will ▁? ", ▁written ▁whilst ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁him ▁turning ▁the ▁abol ition ▁campaign ▁into ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁day ". ▁The ▁Wis be ch ▁& ▁Fen land ▁Museum ▁houses ▁ ▁Clark son ' s ▁ch est ▁which ▁contains ▁examples ▁of ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁African ▁text iles , ▁se eds ▁and ▁le ather work ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁illustrate ▁his ▁case ▁for ▁direct ▁trade ▁with ▁Africa ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁The ▁mem orial ▁is ▁in ▁Bridge ▁Street , ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Br ink ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁N ene . ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Custom s ▁House , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 0