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Wilberforce and the Scourge of Slavery: from ancient times to the 21st century: Home

William Wilberforce, 1759- 1833

William Wilberforce by Karl Hickel, 1794

Wilberforce: a helpful intro from Wikipedia

100 Books on Wilberforce at LS Library

JSTOR (Luther Sem access): almost 2000 book chapters and academic articles on Wilberforce

William Wilberforce & Slave Trade Act of 1807 (YouTube: 3-minute excerpt/ending to Amazing Grace film)

Wilberforce: Select Books at Luther Seminary

Topics under consideration in this LibGuide:

Slavery and the Bible and the Church's Response to Slavery

Slavery and the Bible:110 full-text articles from ATLA

Select Books at Luther: The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era : the Bible and the justifications for slavery by  Whitford;  The curse of Ham: race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, E-book by David Goldenberg

The Dark History of Slavery in America

Global Slavery from Ancient Times to our 21st Century:

Human Trafficking in its Various Forms

Wilberforce and Slavery from Christian History Institute and Magazine

Images of Slavery

A black man with shackles around their wrists and ankles is kneeling to the right. An inscription at the bottom reads ""Am I not a man and a brother?"

"Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" Medallion created as part of anti-slavery campaign by Josiah Wedgwood, 1787

Gordon, a slave from Louisiana, in 1863. The scars are the result of a whipping by his overseer.

Barefooted slaves depicted in David Roberts' Egypt and Nubia, issued between 1845 and 1849

Recent Books on Slavery and Trafficking (** designates EBOOKS)