Is there anyone with even a modest acquaintance with the history of the abolition of slavery who does not know the name William Wilberforce? If so, then perhaps, just perhaps, this is the book for you ...

Tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce, and his extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. At the ...

This is Weekend Edition from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. William Wilberforce was an abolitionist, a legislator, friend of the mighty and foe of powerful forces. He was also the life of the party, the ...

Some books serve as a catalyst for monumental change. Others document and reflect on the culmination of such change. A Letter ...

In the present confusion over religion and public life—and the accompanying opportunism—the life and career of William Wilberforce provides a needed tonic. Best remembered as the liberator of African ...

Two previously unknown letters by British politician and Christian abolitionist William Wilberforce have been unearthed in the archives of the University of Chester, shedding light on the later years ...

William Hague, leader of Britain's Conservative Party from 1997 to 2001 and currently its shadow foreign secretary, joins a long line of biographers to come out of the House of Commons. Roy Jenkins, a ...

While distinguished academies of higher learning, governments, politicians and the media struggle to find solutions to the imminent dangers posed to the Middle East and the world at large, a ...