Taking A Stand in History
Wilberforce took a stand against slavery by raising public awareness about the issue, taking political actions like organizing petitions, and trying to improve the lives of freed slaves.
He was inspired to take the actions he took by his Christian faith. If he had not converted to Evangelical Christianity, he probably would have never taken these actions.
He was inspired to take the actions he took by his Christian faith. If he had not converted to Evangelical Christianity, he probably would have never taken these actions.
"So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition." |