The Biblical Basis of William Wilberforce's Fight for the Abolition of Slave Trade in the British Empire as Evidenced from His Writings and Speeches

Abstract

William Wilberforce was the foremost legislator who singlehandedly worked to rally the British government to abolish slavery in the British empire. He rallied through writings and speeches and this article attempts to find his spiritual conviction in his fight against slavery. Wilberforce was driven by his conviction that stemmed from his belief in the Bible as  the word of God and he frequently justified his stand by the words from the Bible. We can find him using many verses of the Bible to direct his audience to rooting for the legislation to abolish slavery and he ultimately succeeded through his strong faith and utmost perseverance in valuing those who were termed as barbaric and enslaved because they were inferior.