William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies. On his deathbed, he received the news of the passing of the abolition bill, the triumph of his lifelong fight against slavery. This was the result of his …
Abolition | Activism | Benevolence | Charity | Evangelicalism | Friendship | Philanthropy | Religion | Slavery
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