William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… colonized subaltern of Victorian times and gave substance to the myth of the un-English character of slavery. 16 To his credit, he recognized the humanity of the African slaves, who ‘have manifested the greatest willingness to receive … ‘William Wilberforce and Hannah More (…) understood that their leadership in the abolition movement would bring credit to other projects that lacked the same moral prestige’ (p. 457). 20 . See William Van Reyk, ‘Christian Ideals of …
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