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William Lloyd Garrison Project

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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WILLAM LLOYD GARRISON

BY: JOHNATHAN HAYES, KARA HAYWOOD, ANTHONY SALMERON, ARIANA WALTERS
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFO

  • Born: December 10, 1805 in Newburyport, MA
  • Son of merchant sailor
  • Started journalism at age of 13
  • He was an apprentice as a writer and editor
  • Died: May 24, 1879
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SIGNIFICANCE IN HISTORY

  • He wrote the anti-slavery newspaper called "The Liberator"
  • Advocated immediate emancipation of all slaves
  • Started American Anti-Slavery Society
  • "The Liberator" ran from 1831-1865
  • Most dramatic and influential abolitionist
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WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON

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QUOTES

"The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell."

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QUOTES

"Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are out in peril."

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Connection to Frederick Douglass

Douglass used to be an avid follower of Garrison. But this came to an end when a rift arose between them. It started over whether or not the Constitution was pro slavery or not, and since then they're relationship never recovered.

Kara Haywood