Early Life
When was William Lloyd Garrison born?
December 10, 1805
What was the name of Garrisons famous Anti-Slavery newspaper?
The Liberator
What major abolitionist organization did The Liberator help promote?
American Anti-Slavery Society
This famous formerly enslaved man once worked closely with Garrison.
Fredrick Douglass
What war led to the end of slavery in the U.S.?
Civil War
What State was William born in?
Newburyport Massachusetts.
In what year did he publish his newspaper?
January 1, 1831
What major U.S. institution did Garrison work to abolish?
Slavery
Garrison helped found this major anti-slavery group in 1833.
Anti-Slavery society.
In what year did Garrison die?
1879
How old was William when he started working?
13
What was his newspaper mainly focused on?
Anti-Slavery.
What was Garrison also an advocate for this movement beyond abolition.
Women rights
Which pro-slavery mob attacked Garrison in 1835?
Boston mob
After the Civil War, Garrison focused on which major reform movement?
Women suffrage.
Where did William first work?
A printing newspaper company
When did garrison give his first speech?
July 4, 1829
Which controversial document did Garrison burn, calling it “a covenant with death”?
U.S. constitution.
Name one key female abolitionist Garrison supported.
Angelina Grimké or Sojourner Truth
Garrison’s name is often associated with this type of abolitionist activism.
Moral Suasion
Who offered William his first Abolitionist job?
Benjamin Lundy
What age did William start writing about abolishment
14
What belief system did Garrison hold that emphasized nonviolence?
Pacifism
What is William Lloyd Garrison remembered as today and leader of which 19th-century movement?
The abolishment Movement
Which modern civil rights leader praised Garrison as a hero?
Martin Luther King Junior