'''William Wilberforce''' (1759-1833) was born in Hull, [[England]]. He was a politician who became a [[Christian]] [[philanthropist]], [[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]]. A devout [[Anglican]], Wilberforce used Christian morals to argue against slavery. There is a historically black college in Ohio named Wilberforce University after him. | '''William Wilberforce''' (1759-1833) was born in Hull, [[England]]. He was a politician who became a [[Christian]] [[philanthropist]], [[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]]. A devout [[Anglican]], Wilberforce used Christian morals to argue against slavery. There is a historically black college in Ohio named Wilberforce University after him. |