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Wilberforce the Abolitionist: Monument to Perseverance
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Wilberforce the Abolitionist: Monument to Perseverance

By Jon Hersey

Nov 25, 2017
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The story of William Wilberforce is a gift to all who fight for freedom. It’s a reminder of the virtue of perseverance in righting wrongs.

Wilberforce was barely twenty-one when he was elected to the British Parliament in 1780. Instead of joining a party, he declared himself an independent, and his nonpartisan positions would soon demonstrate the extent …

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