Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas is a powerful and inspiring biography that chronicles the life and legacy of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, dedicated his life to a relentless twenty-year campaign to abolish the British slave trade. Faced with immense opposition, Wilberforce persevered, driven by his unwavering faith and moral conviction. His tireless efforts ultimately led to the abolition of the slave trade in 1807 and the eventual emancipation of slaves in the British colonies.