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The extent of modern slavery is difficult to put an estimate on.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/07/28/modern-slavery-no-one-knows-the-extent Slavery Didn't End in the 19th Century], ''U.S News and World Report''</ref> Although slavery is outlawed in all countries today and the percentage of people in slavery has diminished in the world, many anti-slavery activists claim there are more people working in slavelike conditions than at any time in history.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/07/28/modern-slavery-no-one-knows-the-extent Slavery Didn't End in the 19th Century], ''U.S News and World Report''</ref>
The extent of modern slavery is difficult to put an estimate on.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/07/28/modern-slavery-no-one-knows-the-extent Slavery Didn't End in the 19th Century], ''U.S News and World Report''</ref> Although slavery is outlawed in all countries today and the percentage of people in slavery has diminished in the world, many anti-slavery activists claim there are more people working in slavelike conditions than at any time in history.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/07/28/modern-slavery-no-one-knows-the-extent Slavery Didn't End in the 19th Century], ''U.S News and World Report''</ref>
== Christian roots of abolition movement ==
== Christian roots of abolitionist movement ==
[[Image:Thomassowell.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Thomas Sowell]] ]]
[[Image:Thomassowell.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Thomas Sowell]] ]]
[[William Wilberforce]] was a devout [[Christianity|Christian]], philanthropist,[[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]].
[[William Wilberforce]] was a devout [[Christianity|Christian]], philanthropist,[[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]].