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One of the many memorials to Wilberforce, this one in Hull's Nelson Mandela Gardens. (Pic credit: Dr Nicholas Evans) “It’s important to acknowledge the vital role of Black anti-slavery campaigners ...

A biography of William Wilberforce, a social reformer whose Christian faith led him to spend his political career campaigning to bring an end to slavery. William Wilberforce (1759-1833) campaigned for ...

Adam Hochschild?s recently published book, Bury the Chains, is all set to depict a fascinating account of the anti-slavery movement in the British empire, right from the beginning when Thomas Clarkson ...

The MP who played a pivotal role in the abolition of slavery in the British Empire was born in England in 1759. The son of a wealthy merchant, he became an MP for Hull, a city on the east cost of ...