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William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison (December 13, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was an American abolitionist, meaning he wanted to end slavery in the United States. He wrote a newspaper called The Liberator. He also worked to allow women to vote. Garrison was born in Massachusetts. He died in New York.

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  • William Lloyd Garrison by Southworth and Hawes, c1850

    Garrison circa 1850

  • Helen Eliza Benson Garrison

    Portrait of Garrison's wife, Helen Eliza Benson

  • Anne Whitney, William Lloyd Garrison

    Anne Whitney, William Lloyd Garrison, 1879, Massachusetts Historical Society

  • Garrison Thompson Phillips ca1850 bySouthworth and Hawes Beinecke2588592456

    Garrison and fellow abolitionists George Thompson and Wendell Phillips, seated at table, daguerreotype, ca. 1850–1851

  • William Lloyd Garrison carte de visite

    Photograph of Garrison

  • Lloyd Garrison dinner bill of fair

    Dinner bill of fare for Lloyd Garrison, Franklin Club, Young's Hotel, Boston, October 14, 1878.

  • WilliamLloydGarrisonGrave

    Grave of William Lloyd Garrison

  • William Lloyd Garrison by Olin Levi Warner, Boston, MA - IMG 5448

    Memorial to Garrison on the mall of Commonwealth Avenue, Boston


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