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What major societal reform is William Wilberforce most known for championing?
Abolition of the slave trade
Education reform
Public healthcare
Animal rights
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William Wilberforce was a British politician and philanthropist who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade in the United Kingdom. He was a member of the House of Commons from 1780 to 1825 and served as a cabinet minister in the government of William Pitt the Younger. Wilberforce was a devout Christian and believed that slavery was a sin.
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