Garrison, William Lloyd

Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

Garrison, William Lloyd, adopts Adams's theory of power of Congress over slavery, 264.

From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)

Garrison, William Lloyd, Mrs. Howe's dislike of, dispelled, 152, 153; attacks a statement of hers, 236; joins the woman suffrage movement, 375; his work for that cause, 380, 381.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

G Garrison, William Lloyd, mental attitude and policy of, contrasted with Lincoln's, 95, 427.George,

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David

Garrison, William Lloyd: An Address delivered before the Free People of Color in Philadelphia, New York, and other cities, during the month of June, 1831.

From A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith

Garrison, William Lloyd, quoted on Mazzini's advocacy of the equality of the sexes, 177.

From The Voice and Spiritual Education by Corson, Hiram