12th May 1789, British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade, William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons. Utlilizing evidence upon the horrors of slavery gathered through interviews and evidence by fellow abolitionist Thomas Clarkson; Wilberforce presented the argument that the slave trade was morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice. Facing opposition from the slavery trade, and port merchants, Wilberforce presented a anti slavery bill in parliament every year for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Slavery was officially abolished in the British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Wilberforce died just three days after the passage of the Act through Parliament was assured, with 283 votes for and 16 against. William Wilberforce and the fight for abolition is featured in the historically inspired ‘The Industrial Sublime Tarot’, a unique deck featuring the events and historical characters from the years 1760 - 1848. Prints of the entire deck are for sale at: www.ofgraveconcern.com/industrialsublimetarot1760-1848 Please follow @ofgrave.concern for more tales of the gothic, strange and macabre from history. #18thcentury #18thcenturyhistory #williamwilberforce #thomasclarkson #abolitionist #abolitionofslavery #slaveryhistory #18thcenturylondon #sevenofpentacles #antislavery #britishempire #19thcentury #19thcenturyhistory #houseofcommons #housesofparliament #tarotillustration #tarotart #tarotartist #tarotartistsofinstagram #tarotcardsdeck #historicaltarot #tarotdrawing #historicalillustration #britishhistory #ukparliament #onthisdayinhistory #thisweekinhistory #historylovers #historyfacts #historyoflondon https://www.instagram.com/p/CO3PcWenZfi/?igshid=1e80jqlk033g5
