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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Here are two new biographies of William Wilberforce, plus a book by Wilberforce himself, and books about the slave trade. Click on the book covers or the orange links to order your own copy of each book.
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For our mini-biography of William Wilberforce, click here. |
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William Wilberforce – by Stephen Tomkins. A new biography including primary documentation about the experience of slaves and the activities of slavers. |
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John Newton – by Jonathan Aitken. Subtitled "from disgrace to amazing grace", this is a new biography of Newton by a former cabinet minister. |
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William Wilberforce – by William Hague. A life of the great anti-slave trade campaigner, by a leading politician. |
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Bury the Chains – by Adam Hochschild. A superbly written history of the abolition campaign. Wilberforce's contribution is minimised, though. |
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Sacred Hunger – by Barry Unsworth. The Booker prize-winning novel set onboard an 18th century slave ship. |
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Beloved – by Toni Morrison. This beautifully written historical novel unfolds a shocking story of the horrors of slavery. |
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Real Christianity – by William Wilberforce. Wilberforce compares the Christianity of his day with what is taught in the Bible. Written in 1797. |
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Black Ivory – by James Walvin. This covers all aspects of British salvery and the slave trade, as well as abolition. |
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