William Lloyd GarrisonSam Bleifer

Andrew Brodrick

BiographyBorn on December 10th, 1805 in Newburyport, Masschussetts When he was 3, his father abandoned his family.Lived with a Baptist deacon for a portion of his childhood and recieved and rudimentary

education.1814- he reunites with his mother and starts to learn how to become a shoemaker.He failed at becoming a shoemaker and tried to become a cabinetmaker, but failed once

again.When he turned 13, he got an apprenticeship to become a journalist, this apprenticeship

was 7 years longAfter he completed his apprenticeship, he borrowed money and purchased the

Newburyport Essex Courant, after 6 months, the paper runs out of businessMoves to Boston in 1828 and becomes a printer and editor for the National Philanthropist,

a paper dedicated to reform, soon after joining, he leaves the paper to become an editor of the Genius of Emancipation

He died on May 24th, 1879 in New York City

Information About AbolitionThe abolitionist movement was a

philosophical movement with the belief that slavery was morally wrong.

Abolitionists were often viewed as being controversial, and were often times outcasted.

In particular the southern states were hostile to the movement, while the north was viewed as a haven for the philosophy.

Contributions of Garrison to the Abolition MovementWas a writer for the newspaper the Liberator, where he

would explain his views on slaveryCo-editor of the anti-slvery paper The Genius of

Universal EmancipationBelieved that blacks should have every right that a white

man should have, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

In 1832, he organized the New England Anti-Slavery Society, a year later, he formed the American Slavery Society

Felt that the Society should not associate itself with political parties

Believed that the Constitution was a document that supported slavery

Supported the Emancipation Proclamation Burned a copy of the Constitution in publicMade 40 anit-Union speeches with Frederick Douglass

by in 1847

Effect of His Contributions to AbolitionHe helped unite many Abolitionists

in New England (initially) and eventually Abolitionists around the country

Changed peoples’ views on Abolition

Spread the ideals of Abolition throughout the country

That’s All!!!

I must go, my movement needs

me!!!

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http://www.biography.com/people/william-lloyd-garrison-9307251

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http://www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp

“The ‘Infidelity’ of Abolitionism”. William Lloyd Garrison. n.p. 21 December 1855. Web. 1 April 2013.

http://fair-use.org/the-liberator/1855/12/21/the-infidelity-of-abolitionism

“District of Columbia”. William Lloyd Garrison. n.p. 1 January 1831. Web. 1 April 2013.