William Lloyd Garrison

Biography

An ardent abolitionist and supporter of the women’s suffrage movement, William Lloyd Garrison is perhaps best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-​Slavery Society.

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A photo showing part of an original copy of the first issue of The Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
To the Public

In this editorial from the first issue of The Liberator, Garrison pledges himself to radical abolitionism.