In the 1780s, around 40,000 slaves a year were taken from Africa
in British ships, on the notorious "Middle Passage," to the
Caribbean. In 1787, under an oak tree in Kent, the British Prime
Minister, William Pitt, invited his friend William Wilberforce to
introduce a parliamentary bill outlawing the slave trade. Neither
of them imagined a twenty-year political campaign that would
consume the rest of Wilberforce's life.
Born in Hull, England, to wealthy middle-class parents,
Wilberforce entered Parliament and became a political celebrity in
his day. After undergoing a profound Christian conversion, he set
out on a path of service to humanity. Stephen Tomkins charts
Wilberforce's tireless battle to end the slave trade, portraying a
man of contradictions and extraordinary determination.
Written in a lively and engaging style, this biography of
William Wilberforce transports the reader back to a dramatic age of
conflict and upheaval. Published as part of the widespread
commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Anti-Slave Trade Act
? also celebrated by the 2007 release of the widely acclaimed movie
Amazing Grace ? this biography brings an extensive cast of colorful
characters vividly to life.
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