William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison
BornDecember 10, 1805
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
DiedMay 24, 1879
New York City, New York, United States
Political orientationAbolitionism
Political partyRepublican Party


William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was a Statesian abolitionist. He opposed the U.S. Constitution because it supported slavery and criticized both defenders of slavery and supporters of gradual abolition.[1]

References

  1. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (pp. 162–166). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]