![]() ![]() He had fears, flaws and foibles like anyone. His inspiring story has many lessons for today’s leaders.Ībraham Lincoln acknowledged Wilberforce’s significant role in abolition. William Wilberforce, the famous British parliamentarian, helped lead a grueling but bipartisan twenty-year struggle to outlaw the trading of slaves. It took heroic efforts by dedicated leaders to turn the tide. But in the eighteenth century, much of western society accepted slavery and the slave trade. I suspect most readers would immediately denounce slavery as a scourge on humanity. What do you think of slavery? Are you for it or against it? He clearly shows how true Christian values were key in inspiring Wilberforce’s persistent effort to rid Britain of this shameful scourge, the slave trade. ![]() ![]() Rusty Wright provides an insightful summary of the journey which led William Wilberforce from unbelief to Christ and to leading the fight to abolish the slave trade in Britain. ![]()
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