William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator

William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator

William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison was a radical abolitionist who advocated for the immediate emancipation of slaves through his newspaper, *The Liberator*. Grounded in morality and Christian conscience, he conducted uncompromising journalistic campaigns. He was also progressive in actively involving Black people and women in the movement, and his ideas significantly influenced New England's reform movements and the formation of public opinion on the eve of the Civil War.

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Year William Lloyd Garrison
1791
Marriage (Samuel Slater and Hannah Wilkinson, Age: 14 years before birth, Period: 1791, Location: Rhode Island (around Pawtucket))
1805
Birth of William Lloyd Garrison (Period: December 10, 1805, Location: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States)
1831
Founding of The Liberator (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1831, Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
1833
Establishment of the American Anti-Slavery Society (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1833, Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
1834
Marriage (William Lloyd Garrison, Helen Eliza Benson, Age: 28 years old, Period: September 4, 1834, Location: Massachusetts, United States)
1835
Boston Riot (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1835, Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
1861
American Civil War (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1861–1865, Location: North Carolina, Virginia, etc.)
1863
Emancipation Proclamation (Age: 57 years old, Period: 1863, Location: United States)
1879
Death of William Lloyd Garrison (Age: 73 years old, Period: May 24, 1879)

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