"Our country is the world - our countrymen are mankind." -William L. Garrison
On December 10, 1805 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, William Lloyd Garrison took his first breath. William would not grow up like the rest of the children he knew, being able to attend a traditional school and being able to play with friends and return to a fortunate and loving home, he would spend his days scavenging and begging neighbors to provide food for himself and just a bit more for his family; William's goal was to survive.
At the age of three his father left the home, leaving his mother to provide for him and his siblings. When she could not provide the best for what potential she saw in him, eventually William would be given to the church, where he lived with a Baptist deacon who provided him with a stable education. At the age of 13, he was appointed a seven year internship as a writer and editor under the wing of Ephraim W. Allen, editor for the Newburyport Herald.
Turning 20, and after Garrison finished his seven year internship, he had learned the necessary skills to be a successful editor and was gifted a sum of money which he would use to buy out a local paper called The Newburyport Essex Courant, which he would rename as the Newburyport Free Press. Garrison spoke about political topics, where he openly expressed his federalist views; in result of federalism being unpopular in his region, his unfortunate paper press submerged within six months.
After his failed endeavor he moved to Bosoton, where he joined the National Philanthropist as an editor and met Benjamin Lundy, an anti-slave editor who brought Garrison's attention towards the abolition movement.
In 1830, Garrison began his own press again under the name The Liberator, which would become his stand against slavery.
"I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write with moderation ... I am earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - AND I WILL BE HEARD." These are the first words of his first issue of The Liberator; Garrison will grow to become considerably the most radical abolitionist. Garrison receives a huge support system of followers, as he influences upon the thousands - yet with his brave testaments and declarations towards slavery, he is a pacifist.
His pacifism led to a schism in his followers, and when the Civil War began in 1861, many split to form their own organizations to act against slavery. Garrison also viewed the Constitution as a pro-slavery document and adamantly spoke against it, yet even with his pacifism, he supported Lincoln's war policies.
One of his followers who broke off of his message was Fredrick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist to be who was well inspired by Garrison's work; Garrison and Douglass would eventually spur into a never ending debate when Garrison publicly writes upon his disapproval of Douglass' support of the Constitution.
Considerably one of the most radical abolitionists, he had his unique way of battling slavery. From his pacifism to his anti-Constitutional views, these did not prevent Garrison from reaching a plethora of people and bringing more to the abolition movement; he lived to see the end of the Civil War, and the declaration of the 13th Amendment, and he wrote his last issue of The Liberator in 1865, where in total he printed 1,820 issues over 35 years.
On December 10, 1805 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, William Lloyd Garrison took his first breath. William would not grow up like the rest of the children he knew, being able to attend a traditional school and being able to play with friends and return to a fortunate and loving home, he would spend his days scavenging and begging neighbors to provide food for himself and just a bit more for his family; William's goal was to survive.
At the age of three his father left the home, leaving his mother to provide for him and his siblings. When she could not provide the best for what potential she saw in him, eventually William would be given to the church, where he lived with a Baptist deacon who provided him with a stable education. At the age of 13, he was appointed a seven year internship as a writer and editor under the wing of Ephraim W. Allen, editor for the Newburyport Herald.
Turning 20, and after Garrison finished his seven year internship, he had learned the necessary skills to be a successful editor and was gifted a sum of money which he would use to buy out a local paper called The Newburyport Essex Courant, which he would rename as the Newburyport Free Press. Garrison spoke about political topics, where he openly expressed his federalist views; in result of federalism being unpopular in his region, his unfortunate paper press submerged within six months.
After his failed endeavor he moved to Bosoton, where he joined the National Philanthropist as an editor and met Benjamin Lundy, an anti-slave editor who brought Garrison's attention towards the abolition movement.
In 1830, Garrison began his own press again under the name The Liberator, which would become his stand against slavery.
"I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write with moderation ... I am earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - AND I WILL BE HEARD." These are the first words of his first issue of The Liberator; Garrison will grow to become considerably the most radical abolitionist. Garrison receives a huge support system of followers, as he influences upon the thousands - yet with his brave testaments and declarations towards slavery, he is a pacifist.
His pacifism led to a schism in his followers, and when the Civil War began in 1861, many split to form their own organizations to act against slavery. Garrison also viewed the Constitution as a pro-slavery document and adamantly spoke against it, yet even with his pacifism, he supported Lincoln's war policies.
One of his followers who broke off of his message was Fredrick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist to be who was well inspired by Garrison's work; Garrison and Douglass would eventually spur into a never ending debate when Garrison publicly writes upon his disapproval of Douglass' support of the Constitution.
Considerably one of the most radical abolitionists, he had his unique way of battling slavery. From his pacifism to his anti-Constitutional views, these did not prevent Garrison from reaching a plethora of people and bringing more to the abolition movement; he lived to see the end of the Civil War, and the declaration of the 13th Amendment, and he wrote his last issue of The Liberator in 1865, where in total he printed 1,820 issues over 35 years.
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