William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect founded Sierra Leone, then tolerated a form of slavery there, a new book reveals. Dig all you want, but you’re not going to find any dirt on him, William ...
When after much struggle and effort, the abolition bill passed in 1807, William Wilberforce said to his friend Henry Thornton, “Well, Henry, what shall we abolish next?” The comment illustrates ...
The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain. By Stephen Tomkins. Lion Hudson; 272 pages; $16.95 and £10.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk THE group called the “Clapham Sect” is ...
William Wilberforce’s battle to end the transatlantic slave trade inspired moviegoers who saw it retold last year in the feature film Amazing Grace. Now a new book and television documentary aspire to ...
As the great anti-slavery campaigner and Christian statesman hero, William Wilberforce's reputation shines undimmed almost 180 years after his death. But new research may stain the character of the ...
A biography of William Wilberforce, a social reformer whose Christian faith led him to spend his political career campaigning to bring an end to slavery. William Wilberforce (1759-1833) campaigned for ...
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