garrison, william lloyd

Recounts the story of the fascinating, fraught relationship between Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman, and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement.

Readers learn how escaped slaves turned social activists, political activists, journalists, and militant advocates helped end slavery.

"Frederick Douglass and William Garrison formed a powerful bond of friendship as they fought for the abolition of slavery. Learn about their contributions to the abolitionist movement in this book complete with timeline, primary sources, photographs, and excerpts from the time period"--Provided by the publisher.

A biography of political agitator and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, discussing his work as editor and publisher of "The Liberator," a weekly abolitionist newspaper in Boston, and revealing his impact on the issue of emancipation.

Presents a portrait of William Lloyd Garrison, a committed abolitionist by his 20s, founder of a newspaper, and after the Civil War, a writer, speaker, and debator in favor of rights for women and African Americans.

A biography of the journalist who became famous in the 1830's for his denunciations of slavery and whose printed attacks on slave dealers caused his arrest.

Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, describing his family and the challenges he faced throughout his life, and discussing Garrison's role as during the antislavery movements that took place in the United States, along with his other accomplishments.

An illustrated biography of Massachusetts journalist and activist William Lloyd Garrison, which chronicles his decades of work for the cause of emancipation and describes the impact of his newspaper, "The Liberator.".

Discusses the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and its founder William Garrison, describing its role in the antislavery movement, its philosophy, reactions to it, and its legacy.