William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… that was philanthropic and religious. People > Politics Mots-clés Abolition Activism Benevolence Charity Evangelicalism Friendship Philanthropy Religion Slavery William Wilberforce has gone down in history as the powerful voice of abolition … the interplay between moral sentiments – sympathy in particular – and kinship during his formative years. 2 A friendship ethos informed his relationship with some of the members of his family, as shown by a letter to his daughter … Glenelg (Stott 119). What developed as an Evangelical, but officially Anglican, male-dominated community soon fed on female friendship: ‘My dearest Lizzy,— We heard from Marianne (Thornton) of her having paid you a visit. Her friendly …
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