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The Life of William Wilberforce (Paperback)
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The Life of William Wilberforce (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition, Volume 5
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William Wilberforce (1759 1833) was a politician, philanthropist
and evangelical Christian, now best known for his work to end the
slave trade. Elected to Parliament in 1780, he campaigned
unsuccessfully for penal and electoral reform. In 1787, at the
encouragement of his friend William Pitt, he took up the cause of
abolition at Westminster and lobbied influential people tirelessly,
but humanitarian and ethical arguments were slow to overcome the
economic interests of those who had made fortunes from the slave
trade or the use of slave labour. It was not until 1807 that the
Abolition Bill was finally passed. Wilberforce continued his work
for emancipation, and also campaigned for religious liberty. This
biography, based on his own writings, was published by two of his
sons in 1838, but sheds more light on religious than on political
aspects of his life. Volume 5 covers the period from 1818 until
Wilberforce's death.
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