William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… Image George Richmond, ‘William Wilberforce’, © National Portrait Gallery, NPG 4997, 1833. Abstract William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a key figure in the successive campaigns for the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery … Politics Keywords Abolition Activism Benevolence Charity Evangelicalism Friendship Philanthropy Religion Slavery William Wilberforce has gone down in history as the powerful voice of abolition in the British Parliament. He came to embody the …
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