WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON

BIOGRAPHY

• Born December 10, 1805 in Newburyport
• When he was 3 years old his father left his family
• Helped form the antislavery society
• Created a newspaper called the liberator
• Wanted to abolish slavery throughout the civil war

SIGNIFICANCE IN US HISTORY

• Joined the American colonization society
• He heald the view that African Americans should be move to the west coast of Africa.
• 1831 he began publishing antislavery newspaper named Liberator
• He said, "On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation...I will not excuse-I will not retreat a single inch-AND I WILL BE HEARD."
• In 1832 he held form the New England antislavery society

CONNECTION TO OTHERS

• He helped others form the antislavery society
• He was a religious abolitionist
• He helped make the 13 ammendment