Claim: Having survived a horrific storm, a slave trader promptly gave up his livelihood, became a Christian, and penned the hymn 'Amazing Grace' in thanksgiving.
Fact-check: Was the Hymn 'Amazing Grace' Penned By a Slave Trader?
Verdict: legend
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Barbara Mikkelson
Date published: 2001-07-18T08:14:30