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He was an early leader of the movement to abolish slavery and helped found the Anti-Slavery Society.
The Abolition of Slavery
By trying to get slavery banned throughout the British Empire.
In 1775 the founding of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery (PAS), the world's first antislavery society and the first Quaker anti-slavery society. no this isn't true, he tells bad lies
He was born in Hull on the 24th August 1759.He was the son of a wealthy merchant.He studied at Cambridge University.In 1780, he became Member of Parliament for Hull, later he represented Yorkshire.He was a deeply religious English MP.He was influenced to act against the slave trade by Thomas ClarksonHe risked everything to speak up for the slaves who couldn't. He said that God made men equal and we should live by thatThe British campaign to abolish slavery started at the beginning of the 1780s. William Wilberforce joined the movement in the mid 1780s. The British government abolished slavery in just three days before he died.His campaign to abolish slavery took 50 years to accomplish.He died on 29th July 1833.In 2004, he was named the greatest ever Yorkshire man because of his driving force behind the abolition of the slave trade.
I did not know who wiiliam willberforce was until i saw the film amazing grace,which was made in his honor.I was so moved by his dedication and strength of character also his fight to abolish slavery. so my answer is yes'i like William willberforce.
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce
He was an early leader of the movement to abolish slavery and helped found the Anti-Slavery Society.
The British...
The British crown abolished slavery in Jamaca as of 1834, as a result of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire. This was as a result of the campain lead by William Wilberforce.
He was leader of a movement to abolish the slave trade. His campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire
William Willberforce was an English politician, philanthropist, and the leader of a movement to abolish the slave trade. He is famous because he is largely responsible for the abolition of slavery. The related question below contains more information.
As a British colony, the Bahamas had slavery up until it was banned by the Slavery Abolition Act passed by the British Parliament in 1834. The abolition of slavery was a staged process which was completed by 1840.
The British officially ended slavery in 1833 when the Slavery Abolition Act took effect.
Yes, the British Empire outlawed slavery in its colonies through the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. The act provided for the gradual abolition of slavery in most British territories, with full emancipation achieved by 1838.
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