Quotes by William Lloyd Garrison

About William Lloyd Garrison:


William Lloyd Garrison is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, which he founded with Isaac Knapp in 1831 and published in Massachusetts until slavery was abolished by Constitutional amendment after the American Civil War. He was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United States. In the 1870s, Garrison became a prominent voice for the woman suffrage movement.

Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Lloyd Garrison
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • BornDecember 10, 1805
  • DiedMay 24, 1879
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Author