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William Wilberforce  

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  • William Wilberforce was a philanthropist, politician, social activist, and the leading figure in the British abolitionist movement. He convinced Parliament to put a stop to the slave trade in 1807 and to end slavery within the British Empire in 1833. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Wilberforce, William]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VHW4PPH8-F

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