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William Lloyd Garrison
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American journalist and abolitionist (1805–1879)
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William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) was an American male author. His literary output includes works such as *Universal emancipation*, *The abolitionists, and their relations to the war*, and *Lectures of George Thompson, H.W. Beecher and Theodore Parker*. He is also associated with the *Microfilm edition of the William Lloyd Garrison papers, 1833-1882*.
Garrison’s writings include the statements, “The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell,” and “Our country is the world — our countrymen are all mankind.” He is referenced by 1,592 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1805
- Died
- 1879
- Works
- 766
Top works
- Universal emancipation
- Microfilm edition of the William Lloyd Garrison papers, 1833-1882
- The abolitionists, and their relations to the war
- An address, delivered before the free people of color, in Philadelphia, New-York, and other cities, during the month of June, 1831 ...
- Lectures of George Thompson
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1805-12-10
- Active to
- 1879-05-24
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 4
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,917x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,815x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,531x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,942x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,681x
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Quotes
- “Our country is the world, our countrymen are all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us than are those of the whole human race. Hence we can allow no appeal to patriotism, to revenge any national insult or injury.”
- “The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.”
- “What shall be said, then, of those who insist upon ignoring the question of slavery as not involved in this deadly feud, and maintain that the only issue is, the support of the government and the preservation of the Union? Surely, they are "fools and blind"; for it is slaveholders alone who have conspired to seize the one, and overturn the other. As long as the enslavement of a single human being is sanctioned in the land, the curse of God will rest upon it.”
- “Our country is the world — our countrymen are all mankind.”
- “Let Southern oppressors tremble — let their secret abettors tremble — let their Northern apologists tremble — let all the enemies of the persecuted blacks tremble.”
- “Little boldness is needed to assail the opinions and practices of notoriously wicked men; but to rebuke great and good men for their conduct, and to impeach their discernment, is the highest effort of moral courage. The great mass of mankind shun the labor and responsibility of forming opinions for themselves. The question is not — what is true? but — what is popular? Not — what does God say? but — what says the public? Not — what is my opinion? but — what do others believe?”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1805-12-10 ) December 10, 1805, Newburyport, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- May 24, 1879 (1879-05-24) (aged 73), New York City, U.S.
- Burial place
- Forest Hills Cemetery , Boston , U.S.
- Occupations
- Abolitionist, journalist
- Known for
- Editing The Liberator , Supporting women's rights
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Helen Eliza Benson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 4, 1834</span>"}]]}'>1834 ; died January 25, 1876</span>"}]]}'>1876 )
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Encyclopedic overview
William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. His widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator was a driving force that fueled the abolitionist era, which Garrison founded in 1831 and published in Boston until slavery in the United States was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. He supported the rights of women, and during the 1870s became a prominent voice for the women's suffrage movement.
Garrison promoted "no-governmentism", also known as "anarchism", and rejected the inherent validity of the American government on the basis that its engagement in war, imperialism, and slavery made it corrupt and tyrannical. His belief in individual sovereignty, and critique of coercive authority have been recognized as a precursor to certain strands of modern libertarian thought. He initially opposed violence as a principle and advocated for Christian pacifism against evil. However, at the outbreak of the American Civil War, Garrison recognized the necessity of armed struggle as a means to achieve the abolition of slavery and supported President Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end the institution. He was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society and promoted immediate and uncompensated, as opposed to gradual and compensated, emancipation of slaves in the United States.
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