William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)

1. William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) Presentation by: Brian Kenez, David Berkinsky, Robert Annen

2. Biography • Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1805 • Father abandoned family in 1808 • 1818: worked as a writer and editor for Newburyport Herald • Became joint editor of newspaper devoted to temperance movement after his own newspaper failed, "The Free Press" • Joined abolitionist movement at age 25 • Created newspaper - "Liberator" • President of American Anti-Slavery Society from 1843 to 1865 • Most well known abolitionist before the Civil War • Also supported the women's rights movements until he died in 1879

3. Abolitionist Movement • "I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . . . I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD." - PBS.org • started by joining the American Colonization Society at age 25- • after he found out what the actual reason was, he rejected the idea • Garrison then created the Liberator • was unpopular in 1830's • He believed that blacks were considered Americans too and deserved natural rights • Considered an extreme radical abolitionist • 1832- he helped create the New England Anti-Slavery Society and the American Anti-Slavery Society • Garrison believed women should be allowed to discuss in the topic of slavery

4. Temperance Movement and Women's Suffrage • Temperance Movement: • urges for a prohibited use of alcohol • Co-editor of the Boston National Philanthropist, a temperance paper • Women's Suffrage: • movement that promoted equal rights to women and men • Participated in the American Woman Suffrage Association

5. Contributions • Co-editor of the Boston National Philanthropist, a temperance paper • Spoke out against slavery • Liberator: newspaper founded in 1830 • Argued for immediate emancipation of slaves • Organized the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832 • Helped establish American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia • Participated in the American Woman Suffrage Association

6. Effects • Lightning Rod of Abolitionist Movement • The Liberator: • Pushed for full emancipation • Believed that blacks could assimilate with American society • Brought about idea that blacks will be granted equal rights • Anti-Slavery Society • Created organizations that pushed for abolishment • Gave people a voice to fight the unjust slavery • Shaped the Course of Abolitionism in America

7. Works Cited • "28a. William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, 2008. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp>. • Douglass, Frederick. "Frederick Douglass, Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (January 1, 1846)." Frederick Douglass, Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (January 1, 1846). Yale University, 1 Jan. 1846. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.yale.edu/glc/archive/1091.htm>. • Garrison, William L. "America's Civil War Documents." William Lloyd Garrison, "The Liberator" (Inaugural Editorial). Sewanee University, 1 Jan. 1831. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/Willis/Civil_War/documents/Liberator.html>. • Karl Croch Library. ""I Will Be Heard!" Abolitionism in America." "I Will Be Heard!" Abolitionism in America. Cornell University, 2002. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/abolitionists/Garrison.htm>. • NHL-NPS. William Lloyd Garrison House. Digital image. Nps.gov. National Park Service, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/ma2.htm>. • "William L. Garrison." Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society, 1 July 2005. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=167>. • "William Lloyd Garrison." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html>. • "William Lloyd Garrison House." Nps.gov. National Park Service, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/ma2.htm>.