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== Christian roots of abolitionist 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]].
On both sides of the Atlantic, [[Christianity]] played a prominent role in cultivating the necessary views for the later abolitionist movement.
In the [[Thirteen Colonies]], abolitionism became a prominent movement led by many of the early [[Quakers]]. John Woolman and Anthony Benezet (who would later influence [[Benjamin Franklin]] were notable proponents.
Britain's [[William Wilberforce]], a member of [[The Clapham Sect]], was a devout Christian, philanthropist, [[abolitionist]], and the leader of the campaign against the [[Slave Trade]] along with other notable abolitionists such as [[Granville Sharp]] and Thomas Clarkson.
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