William Wilberforce had tried and failed to persuade Parliament to abolish the slave trade for nearly 20 years. Finally in 1807, Parliament passed the bill to abolish the transportation of ...

It also inspires him to devote his life to the abolition of the slave trade. The student's name was Thomas Clarkson. He, along with another Englishman, William Wilberforce, would lead this fight ...

William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect founded Sierra Leone, then tolerated a form of slavery there, a new book reveals. In Film Forum’s final week at CT Movies, Jeffrey Overstreet reflects on ...

William Wilberforce used the model during the Abolition Campaign to demonstrate the horrors of the Middle Passage.The model was based on an actual slave ship built in Liverpool in 1780-81 and co ...

In 1797, William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd), the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery, is taking a vacation for his health even while he is sicker at heart for his frustrated cause.

While the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, a quiet corner of Shropshire is shining a spotlight ...

#historyhit #abolition #slavery 00:00 Introduction 05:05 West India Dock 07:08 William Wilberforce 11:35 Anti-Slavery Society 14:10 Slave Testimony (Olaudah Equiano) 16:11 West India Interest ...

Quakers kickstarted the abolition movement by condeming slavery and delivering their first petition to the Houses of Parliament in 1783. Independent MP William Wilberforce was a driving force ...

William Wilberforce had tried and failed to persuade Parliament to abolish the slave trade for nearly 20 years. Finally in 1807, Parliament passed the bill to abolish the transportation of ...