How Did William Walberforce Abolishing The Slave Trade

William Wilberforce was a deeply religious English member of parliament who changed history in the 18th century. Before he had the bravery to fight for humanity, 11 million African slaves were used in the West Indies and American Colonies. William lived in Great Britain where the empire was built on slaves. This was a normality and nothing much was done of the in-justifications. When he became a converted Christian in 1784-85 his faith gave him the power for social change. He founded the ‘Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade’ getting many supporters and deliberately fighting for a revolution. William Wilberforce faced tremendous tasks towards his goal of abolishing the slave trade, yet with faith and will-power he ended up accomplishing it and changing the world. After a period of self-questioning and prayer Wilberforce reached his famous conclusion that, “God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.” (Wilberforce, Module 412). He realized that the world was in need of a change. At that point the African slaves were living among the English but were far from being considered human beings with rights and basic
He got sick and depressed at his inability to change the laws of slavery. When it seemed as though he had lost all hope he met a woman named Barbara Ann Spooner whom he married. She inspired him and filled his heart with love and the desire to win the fight in abolishing the slave trade. So he picked himself off the ground and got 300,000 people to sign a petition to end the trade. Despite the bribes and traders, in 1807 he and his political friends proposed the bill for what seemed like the millionth time. The Commons voted to abolish the slave trade by a vote of 283 to 16. ‘They gave three rousing hurrahs while Wilberforce sat with his head bowed and wept.” (Belmonte, Hero for Humanity, p.