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Amazing Grace
'''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.
The 2007 movie ''Amazing Grace'' depicts his life.
[[Category:Biographies]]
[[Category:Biographies]]