William Wilberforce & the Abolition of the British Slave Trade
William Wilberforce, a member of British Parliament, led a battle against Parliament to put and end to the slave trade, a brutal and inhumane business. It was not an easy feat to accomplish, lasting close to 20 years and there were many obstacles faced throughout the period. With persistence and perseverance, he and others that he worked with, were able to outlaw the slave trade of Britain. Not only did he affect his time period, but had a lasting affect on other societies, starting a movement of abolishing slavery.
The British slave trade was one of the major parts of the British economy and it was very prevalent it the time, especially among the upper class. Slavery was a highly accepted and legal practice. The thought of abolition at this time was unheard of. The amount of racism in the 18th century was very high. Little to be known, a ground breaking movement by a young Parliament member by the name of William Wilberforce, would change British history forever.
William Wilberforce became a member of British Parliament at the age of twenty-one and became spokesman of the House of Commons, one of the highest Parliamentary positions, at the age of twenty-four. He came from a well off family that was very
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wealthy. He and the rest of his family were considered of the political elite status. At the age of 17, he enrolled at Cambridge. A good description of him is a young man was a boy that loved to party and stay out late. He did not have much of a moral compass or any firm values for his first few years in Parliament as well. He was an “upper class unbeliever.” He was a lost and confused man. It was not until he met Isaac Milner, a well round...
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...se their own free will and will stand up for what is right. Everyone goes with the flow and does what is socially acceptable. With the guidance of the faith, Wilberforce was able to make a great difference with some hard work and perseverance. He is a true hero in British history.
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Although a practice not viewed positively by all, slavery, a least in this document, could be justified in the eyes of slavers.
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Kolchin, Peter. "Slavery in the United States." MSN Encarta. 2007. Henry Clay Reed Professor of History, University of Delaware. Author of American Slavery: 1619-1877 and Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom. 03 Apr. 2008 .
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House of Commons in 1874. There he rose rapidly to leadership. Although he was a
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In 1779, William Wilberforce was also involved with fights for slaves. He was a Member of Parliament and made many speeches in Parliament. Thomas Clarkson was also a member of the group and collected the information concerning conditions aboard slave ships. He used this to persuade people how awful the trade was and soon huge petitions were started.
The word “slavery” brings back horrific memories of human beings. Bought and sold as property, and dehumanized with the risk and implementation of violence, at times nearly inhumane. The majority of people in the United States assumes and assures that slavery was eliminated during the nineteenth century with the Emancipation Proclamation. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth; rather, slavery and the global slave trade continue to thrive till this day. In fact, it is likely that more individuals are becoming victims of human trafficking across borders against their will compared to the vast number of slaves that we know in earlier times. Slavery is no longer about legal ownership asserted, but instead legal ownership avoided, the thought provoking idea that with old slavery, slaves were maintained, compared to modern day slavery in which slaves are nearly disposable, under the same institutionalized systems in which violence and economic control over the disadvantaged is the common way of life. Modern day slavery is insidious to the public but still detrimental if not more than old American slavery.
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