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William Wilberforce (1759–1833) was a British parliamentarian and leading figure in the movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery throughout the British Empire, whose legislative work and moral advocacy reshaped British law and public conscience.
Harriet Tubman (c. 1822–1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy who led dozens of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad and later advocated for women’s suffrage.
Frederick Douglass (c. 1818 – 1895) was an escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist, writer, and public speaker, influencing the fight against slavery and shaping post‑Civil‑War civil‑rights discourse.