Fenwick Scholar Program
Date of Award
5-1970
Project Type
Thesis
Abstract
This paper attempts to ascertain by what standard the Evangelicals of early nineteenth-century England judged slavery immoral, and to apply that standard to the condition of England's working class. The stature of William Wilberforce as a great humanitarian is challenged.
Recommended Citation
Dorey, James J. '70, "The Attitude of William Wilberforce and the Evangelicals Toward the Reform of Working-Class Conditions in Early Nineteenth-Century England" (1970). Fenwick Scholar Program. 4.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/fenwick_scholar/4
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