William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… and surveys 14 in order to raise subsidies for his causes. He also made the most of the interconnectedness of networks, asking Hannah More in 1813 to ‘exert (herself) in (her) circle’ in the fight against ‘the moral darkness’ of … against slavery. This was the result of his abolitionist sociability but also of the sociability displayed by other networks – non-conformist, women’s networks – , the moral pressure put on foreign powers ( ODNB 11), the outburst of slave rebellions and the decline of …
Abolition | Activism | Benevolence | Charity | Evangelicalism | Friendship | Philanthropy | Religion | Slavery
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