Garrison, William Lloyd

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A prominent abolitionist of the nineteenth century (see abolitionism). In his newspaper, The Liberator, he called for immediate freedom for the slaves and for the end of all political ties between the northern and southern states.

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William has thus been happily able to report to the society the approaching conversion of M'Bongo and his imminent civilization.
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They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.
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