Brief Summary: William Wilberforce's Actions
William Wilberforce, who lived from 1759 to 1833, was a British man who was a member of parliament. He is famous for being a leading abolitionist of England at the time. He influenced others to the point where slavery was abolished from England, and in turn stagnated the worldwide slave trade. His actions are good to learn from. William Wilberforce knew that in order to change big things, like slavery, he had to change individual people’s hearts. For example, he was great at convincing people that slavery was grievously wrong, and all these people he convinced helped him gain leverage for his movement. This reminds me that if I want to get something changed, I have to begin by convincing individual people and their hearts. William Wilberforce