Over the past couple of years, as I have been writing for The Washington Times, I have repeatedly argued that ideas have consequences. I have stated over and over again that what we believe always ...

William Wilberforce, the 19th-century evangelical politician who died 178 years ago today, seems like someone whose memory would be easy to celebrate. He was almost solely responsible for ending 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 ...

LONDON—Great Britain passed a law. America fought a war. The international legacy of slavery is more complicated than two sentences, but the above words are a good summary of the amazing path ...

In this May 15, 2015, photo, former slave fisherman Myint Naing (rear center) waits at a bus station in Yangon, Myanmar, as he makes the journey home to Mon State. Myint, 40, was among hundreds of ...

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 ...

William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect founded Sierra Leone, then tolerated a form of slavery there, a new book reveals. Dig all you want, but you’re not going to find any dirt on him, William ...

Letters from the Bristolian writer and social reformer Hannah More to the abolitionist William Wilberforce will be available digitally for the first time thanks to researchers at the University of ...

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 ...

A young student at England's Cambridge University decides to enter an essay contest, the theme of which is slavery. The student knows almost nothing about the topic, but delves into the subject anyway ...