BS: William Wilberforce

Subject: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 04:38 AM

The anti slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, who came from Hull,
has just been named as the greatest Yorkshireman of all time.
He got slavery banned throughout the British Empire. I wish he would come back and get it banned in West Yorkshire.
eric

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Ben Dover
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 04:39 AM

West where? Isn't that bit of the country called Lancashire?

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: s6k
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 04:43 AM

And orchard park

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:05 AM

If you walk down Holderness Road in a westerly direction, turn left towards Drypool Bridge, and then turn first left when over the bridge, you will see Willys' house on the left.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: The Shambles
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:43 AM

He was considered - for his long, letter-wringing campaign to get Parliament to abolish slavery - to be a bore.

We badly need more bores like William Wilberforce, and not just in Yorkshire.

I wonder who would win the prize of the most boring Yorkshireman of all time?

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: The Shambles
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:45 AM

Letter-wringing?

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Ben Dover
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:49 AM

Geoff Boycott

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: fat B****rd
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 05:59 AM

I went to Willy's house with Reynolds Street School.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: el ted
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 06:02 AM

What? How did you get the school in? willys house must have bloody big doors.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 06:27 AM

Must be like the Tardis.
eric

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Peace
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 02:55 PM

England officially got out of the slave trade in 1807.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Les from Hull
Date: 22 Mar 04 - 06:07 PM

It took us a bit longer to free the slaves, though. You can visit Wilberforce House in High Street (birthplace of William Wilberforce and an excellent museum celebrating Slavery Abolition) for nowt.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 02:13 AM

Actually for all he helped in abolishing the slave trade abroad old Wille Wilberforce wasnt averse to keeping his employees working in poor conditions and for slave wages over here!

I spent the early years of my life playing in his house as my mum worked at the museum there it is a bit like a tardis lots of bits the public dont see

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: The Shambles
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 05:47 AM

Slavery, poverty and culture

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Les from Hull
Date: 23 Mar 04 - 06:08 PM

RaWR - Your mum must be really old. Wilberforce died about 1823. I think you must be referring to the noted parsimoniousness of Hull City Council. I've had some of that.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 05:02 AM

Wilberforce used to visit William Pitt who had a house at Keston, near Bromley, Kent. They had many conversations under a nearby oak tree which is still referred to as The Wilberforce Oak.

Subject: RE: BS: William Wilberforce
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 24 Mar 04 - 02:56 PM

Honest Les - I am sure my mum really is that old!!!!