The Long Defeat of William Wilberforce
In 1787, a twenty-seven-year-old member of Parliament sat at his desk in Old Palace Yard, London, and scratched two sentences into his journal: "God Almighty...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 49:1-7.
In 1787, a twenty-seven-year-old member of Parliament sat at his desk in Old Palace Yard, London, and scratched two sentences into his journal: "God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade, and the reformation of manners." William Wilberforce had no idea that sentence would cost him nearly everything — his health, his reputation, and two decades of defeat.…
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