{"product_id":"revived-wilberforce-by-john-pollock","title":"REVIVED:  Wilberforce by John Pollock","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW:  £9.99      REVIVED :  £6.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of our Re-Vived Section, meaning that it is not brand new but “Like New”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Hull in 1759, William Wilberforce was destined to become one of Britain's most influential statesmen, having been influenced himself by men like Whitefield, Wesley and, most of all, John Newton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilberforce introduced his first anti-slave trade motion in the House of Commons in 1788 with a speech that lasted three-and-a-half-hours, appealing to the dictates of conscience, the principals of justice and the law of God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe motion was defeated but Wilberforce continued his campaign until the slave trade was abolished and went on to fight against slavery itself right up to his death. Just as he died on July 29, 1833, Wilberforce was informed that Parliament had finally agreed to the emancipation of slaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis fight is faithfully recorded here as one of the most courageous and vital political battles in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Word Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57098187080004,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/1289\/1972\/files\/wilberforce.jpg?v=1786525010","url":"https:\/\/livingwordbookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/revived-wilberforce-by-john-pollock","provider":"Living Word Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}