Summary Of Catalyst To Abolition By William Lloyd Garrison

Catalyst to Abolition William Lloyd Garrison hoped for abolition and fought for rights. William Lloyd Garrison was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1805. Garrison’s father, Abijah Garrison, left and abandoned his family leaving Garrison’s mother to take care of her three children, “From this he developed a strong sense of compassion for the poor”(Bates 1). This shows that the family finances were critical and William had to beg for scraps just for him to have a meal. When Garrison was thirteen, he became the apprentice to the editor of the Newburyport Herald. Due to his poor background, that was the highest level of education, he received. He later went on to be an editor for newspaper companies in the northern part of the U.S. Despite

Being an abolitionist means opposing and fighting against slavery. “Garrison employed morality and religion as bases of power in the struggle against slavery”(Smith 1). This showed his methods and thought process for ending slavery. Early in his career, he got sued by a slave owner for defamation, making the person’s reputation look bad. He wrote an article about the slave owner participating in the slave trade, “Found guilty and unable to pay the fine, Garrison was jailed.”(Smith 2). He was unable to pay his fine due to his poor family background. After being released from jail he continued to stand strong and fight against pro-slavery, “A year later he organized the New England Anti-Slavery Society and played a leading role in organizing the American Anti-Slavery Society, which he was president of from 1843 until the end of the Civil War”(Smith 2). This showed his determination that he did not back down from being an abolitionist even after going to jail. His influence on the abolitionist movement had a great impact on the future. There were many events such as the murder of abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy, he was also attacked by a mob, these events led him to realize that the government’s way of doing things is wrong and

"”(Smith 3). Because he saw a possibility of ending slavery in the Southern Slates. His commitment and impact continued to make him a leader in fighting against slavery. Garrison’s role in assembling and creating organizations shows his dedication and willingness to fight against slavery. William Lloyd Garrison’s unstoppable pursuit of abolition was not just limited to public meetings or speeches, it showed his personality and how he lived his life in poverty and did not want other people to live like that. His stance on slavery not only gained him admiration but also antagonism, yet he still committed to washing away the sins that started the original United States of America. Furthermore, William Lloyd Garrison is in the United States Hall of Fame because he was a successful writer. William Lloyd Garrison had an interest in human rights and spread his opinions through his writing. Garrison worked for many newspaper companies as an editor and later started his newspaper called the Liberator, “Instead, he found another outlet for his views on January 1, 1831, when he issued the first edition of his newspaper, The Liberator.”(Hamilton