British politician, evangelist and philanthropist (1759-1833) who played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery. Scarce title page of the "Sixth Report of the Directors of the African Institution," printed in London in 1812, 5.5 x 9, signed in the upper corner in ink, "W. Wilberforce." The African Institution, led by William Wilberforce and James Stephen, was founded in 1807 after British abolitionists succeeded in ending the slave trade based in the United Kingdom. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing.
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