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William wilberforce 24 august 1759 29 july 1833 was a british politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of kingston upon hull, yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent member of parliament mp for yorkshire 17841812. Could you be the next william wilberforce that people are writing about in two hundred years time. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Also included a free cd of wilberforces abolition speech. Moreover, that understanding goes far deeper than the abolitionist achievements for which wilberforce is honored, astounding though they were.
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At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twentyyear fight to abolish the british slave trade, a battle wilberforce won in. Johns college at the university of cambridge, where he became a close friend of the future prime. Amazing grace in the life of william wilberforce desiring god. And hard on its heels in literary terms anyway comes another fascinating book on the life of wilberforce, family and.
William wilberforce, born august 24, 1759, hull, yorkshire, englanddied july 29, 1833, london, british politician and philanthropist who from 1787 was prominent in the struggle to abolish the slave trade and then to abolish slavery itself in british overseas possessions he studied at st. William wilberforce comprehension sheet pdf fact file pdf twinkl. Books by john piper gods passion for his glory the pleasures of god desiring god. Samuel wilberforce, frs 7 september 1805 19 july 1873 was an english bishop in the church of england, and the third son of william wilberforce. William wilberforce is famous for leading the parliamentary campaign for twenty six years which led to abolition of slave trade in british empire. Guide to the william wilberforce papers, 17821837 and. A practical view of christianity william wilberforce. Once this great passion of wilberforces life is under stood, everything about his campaign to abolish slavery falls. William wilberforces secret, as revealed in this book, was that he made the journey from selfcenteredness, achievement. Amazing grace in the life of william wilberforce ebook. The great debate influential speaker, primarily on clerical topics, wilberforce also had a first class degree in mathematics and was a fellow of the royal society.
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