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- NAME: William Lloyd Garrison
- OCCUPATION: Activist, Publisher, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: December 10, 1805
- DEATH DATE: May 24, 1879
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Newburyport, Massachusetts
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
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William Lloyd Garrison was anAmerican journalistic crusader who helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States.
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Born on December 10/12, 1805, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, William Lloyd Garrison was a convert from the American Colonization Society, which advocated the return of free blacks to Africa, to the principle of 'immediate emancipation.' He propagated his message via The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper he started, and found his mission complete with the Emancipation Proclamation.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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