William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce was a hero! He was a hero because he did the hard work of helping abolish the slave trade. Also his friends Clarkson, Pitt, Newton, More, Charles Fox and some more people helped him.

The slave trade was where people from other countries such as Africa were taken to different countries to work. They did things such as getting sugar. All the jobs they did were making other people richer while they were treated terribly.

He married Barbara and had six children and for some of the time he lived in London.

William Wilberforce statue at St John's College