![]() His example continues to inspire others to use their gifts and influence to do good against the odds. Together with a community of dynamic reformers, Wilberforce struggled to rid his nation of evil and to give dignity and freedom to all people-slave and slave trader, poor and powerful. Ending slavery in the mighty British Empire seemed like an impossible dream, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end-for nearly half a century-to achieve that goal. ![]() This was a much bigger fight than he felt capable of taking on.įor two hundred years, British slave ships plied the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. 'Narrative biography of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer (1780-1856)'- Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of societys most desperate people - something no one else dared to do. And a large number of bishops sat in the House of Lords. ![]() After all, King George III and the Church of England both had large amounts of money invested in trade with the West Indies. William wondered how anyone was supposed to battle slavery. William Wilberforce (17591833) was a Christian philanthropist, politician, and abolitionist in England. ![]()
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