The new film Amazing Grace speaks of William Wilberforce any idea who he was ?

Answer 1

The British Abolitionist who played a role in freeing the slaves in England many years before the US.

Answer 2

William WIlberforce was a Member of Parliament, campaigned with other members of the Clapham Sect as active Christians for the abolition of the slave trade. He also helped set up the Church Missionary Society.

He was a Yorkshireman and went to school in Pocklington. In 1780 he was elected MP for Hull and in 1784 MP for Yorkshire. It was John Newton, 30 years older than Wilberforce, who persuaded Wilberforce to be an MP rather than a clergyman - Newton wrote loads of hymns, including Amazing Grace (he was a former slave trader before he became an Anglican minister). That's the connection with the film title.

Answer 3

Don't take this the wrong way, but you are on the Internet !!! Surely you could just type in the question onto a search engine and get the answer.
William Wilberforce was a religious man( in the 1880's) who, wanted to see the slave trade stopped. The abolition of Slavery in the UK got rolling because of him and others who protested against it. The process took a long time, but eventually the abolition of slavery came in just before he died.

Answer 4

William Wilberforce abolished, with the help of his religious views and beliefs, the slave trade.
He does not get as much credit as he deserves for the things he did in his life.

Answer 5

Wilberforce was a deeply religious English member of parliament and social reformer who was very influential in the abolition of the slave trade and eventually slavery itself in the British empire.

Answer 6

William Wilberforce was a pioneer in the abolishment of the slave trade. Many claim that it was his work and commitment that ended the slave trade for good.

Answer 7

Ioan Gruffudd is playing him. The best actor ever! yay! at last something a bit more like Hornblower

Answer 8

I'm nearly sure he was an opera singer