He was a native of Hull and educated at St. This would have surprised those who knew Wilberforce as a young man. That handful included William Wilberforce. The necessity, the absolute necessity, then, of carrying it on, must, since there is no other, be its excuse."īy the late 1700s, the economics of slavery were so entrenched that only a handful of people thought anything could be done about it. One publicist for the West Indies trade wrote, "The impossibility of doing without slaves in the West Indies will always prevent this traffic being dropped. It was a profitable business that many powerful people had become dependent upon. In the late 1700s, when William Wilberforce was a teenager, English traders raided the African coast on the Gulf of Guinea, captured between 35,000 and 50,000 Africans a year, shipped them across the Atlantic, and sold them into slavery.
Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition." Ages 10 and up."So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. This is a premier biography line for the entire family. The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. His example continues to inspire others to use their gifts and influence to do good against the odds (1759-1833). Together with a community of dynamic reformers, Wilberforce struggled to rid his nation of evil and to give dignity and freedom to all people-slave and slave trader, poor and powerful. Ending slavery in the mighty British Empire seemed like an impossible dream, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end-for nearly half a century-to achieve that goal.
For two hundred years, British slave ships plied the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom.
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