William Wilberforce

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William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was an English politician and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. At the age of 26 he underwent a conversion experience and became an evangelical Christian, which resulted in a lifelong concern for reform. He headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for many years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire but did not abolish slavery itself. In later years, Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery. He died shortly after the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 passed through the House of Commons, freeing all slaves in the British Empire. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Dec 10, 2013
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Substance of the Speeches of William Wilberforce, Esq. on the Clause in the East-India Bill for Promoting the Religious Instruction and Moral Improvem

Dec 7, 2013
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Leben Des William Wilberforce in Seiner Religiosen Entwicklung - Primary Source Edition

Dec 7, 2013
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Praktische Ansicht Des Herrschenden Religionssystems Vorgeblicher Christen in Den Hoheren Und Mittleren Standen Verglichen Mit Dem Wahren Christenthum, Achte Auflage

Oct 5, 2013
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in This Country, Contrasted with Real

Sep 4, 2013
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians in the Higher and Middle Classes in This Country, Contrasted with Real C

Jun 23, 2013
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Practical View of Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians

Aug 22, 2012
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in This Country, Contrasted with Real

May 1, 2012
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in This Country; Contrasted with Real Christianity. with a Memoir, by T. Price

Feb 22, 2012
Cover of The Debate on a Motion for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade, in the House of Commons, on Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19, 1791

The Debate on a Motion for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade, in the House of Commons, on Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19, 1791

Feb 22, 2012
Cover of An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire in Behalf of the Negro Slave in the West Indies.

An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire in Behalf of the Negro Slave in the West Indies.

Feb 22, 2012
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The Correspondence of William Wilberforce. Volume 1 of 2

Feb 1, 2012
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The Correspondence of William Wilberforce. Volume 2 of 2

Feb 1, 2012
Cover of The Speech of William Wilberforce, Esq., Representative for the County of York, on Wednesday the 13th of May, 1789, on the Question of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

The Speech of William Wilberforce, Esq., Representative for the County of York, on Wednesday the 13th of May, 1789, on the Question of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Jan 17, 2012
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Le Christianisme Des Gens Du Monde MIS En Opposition Avec Le Veritable Christianisme (2)

Jan 10, 2012
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians in the Higher and Middle Classes in This Country

Jan 7, 2012
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A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of Yorkshire

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians; Contrasted with Real Christianity

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians; Contrasted with Real Christianity

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire; In Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies

An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire; In Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies

Nov 23, 2011
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Emancipation of the Negro Slaves in the West India Colonies Considered ... in Answer to Mr. Wilberforce's Appeal, by the Author of 'a Statement of the Claims of the West India Colonies to a Protecting Duty Against East India Sugar'....

Nov 5, 2011
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The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 5 (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition)

Sep 7, 2011
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The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 4 (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition)

Sep 7, 2011
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The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition)

Sep 7, 2011
Cover of The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 1

The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition)

Sep 7, 2011
Cover of The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 3

The Life of William Wilberforce: Volume 3 (Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition)