William Lloyd Garrison

1. William Lloyd Garrison By: Arielle Budney Jamie Hofstetter Kim Alderman

2. Early Life • Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (from the north) • His family was part of the “middling ranks” of their town • William’s father deserted the family, leaving them penniless, forcing William to work at a young age • In 1818, began working for the Newburyport Herald as a writer and editor

3. Early Life (continued) • He excelled at his job as editor, partly because of his love for it • He was apprenticed for a seven year term • Caleb Cushing was the man who brought slavery to Garrison’s attention • Found slavery to be unchristian so began writing his beliefs about it.

4. The Abolitionist Movement • Early 1830’s • By-product of religious revivalism popularly known as the Great Awakening • Attempted to achieve immediate liberation of all slaves and the ending of racial segregation and discrimination • Revivalist views led abolitionists to see slavery as a product of personal sin • At age 25, Lloyd joined the Abolitionist Movement

5. Contributions to the Movement He became associated with the American Colonization society: -believed free blacks should emigrate to a territory on the west coast of Africa -promoted the freedom and happiness of blacks -Most members had no wish to free slaves, their goal was only to reduce the number of free blacks in the country and thus help preserve the institution of slavery -He soon rejected this society

6. Contributions to the Movement (continued) • At this time worked as a co-editor of an anti-slavery paper, The Genius of Universal Emancipation • On January 1, 1831, he published the first issue of the anti–slavery newspaper, the Liberator • About 75% of the readers of the Liberator were free black slaves • Advocated the immediate emancipation of slaves; believed they too, were Americans and are entitled to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

7. Contributions to the Movement (continued) Because he was a radical: • Gained the reputation of being the most radical of the abolitionists • Stressed nonviolence and passive resistance • His task: show people how immoral slavery was and they would join in the campaign • In 1832 he helped organize the New England Anti-Slavery Society-one of the first organizations promoting the immediate emancipation of slaves

8. Contributions to the Movement (continued) • In 1832 he helped organize the New England Anti-Slavery Society-one of the first organizations promoting the immediate emancipation of slaves -Believed the Anti-Slavery society should not align itself with a political party -Believed women should be allowed to participate -Believed the US Constitution was a pro- slavery document

9. Contributions to the Movement (continued) • In 1844 Garrison adopted the slogan "No union with slaveholders," arguing that since the Constitution was a proslavery document, the Union it held together should be dissolved by the separation of free from slave states. “Liberty for each, for all, and forever.” William Lloyd Garrison "I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD," William Lloyd Garrison

10. Effects of his Contributions • Worked hard for slavery to be banned in the United States • Supported Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the reelection of Lincoln in 1864 • After the Civil War, he published his last issue of the Liberator in 1865 • Impact on media - Represented the freedom of speech and press - Said many things the people did not want to hear • He died on May 24, 1879

11. Works Cited • Garrison, William Lloyd. 14 Apr. 1865. The Philanthropist. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <https://www.msu.edu/‌~dykhous2/‌Wm__Garrison/‌wm__garrison.html>. • The Liberator. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <http://www.olemiss.edu/‌courses/‌his105/‌images/‌liberator.jpg>. • "William Lloyd Garrison ." Africans in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html>.