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Death

William Lloyd Garrison

• Died on May 24, 1879 (Age 73)
• New York
• Chronic Kidney Disease

Abolitionist

• Age 25- joined Abolition movement
• American Colonization Society
• Thought it promoted freedom of blacks but just wanted to preserve slavery
• Left and went to antislavery paper: The Genius of Universal Emancipation
• 1831- Published first issue of his newspaper: The Liberator
• Advocate of emancipation of all slaves= unpopular opinion
• "Most radical of abolitionists"
• Helped organized New England Anti-Slavery Society and American Anti-Slavery Society
• First organizations for immediate emancipation

Early Life Cont.

Early Life

• Took apprenticeship as shoemaker
• Too demanding- quit
• Tried cabinet making- unsuccessful
• Age 13- seven year apprenticeship as writer and editor of Newburyport Herald
• Age 20- purchased Newburyport Essex Courant and renamed it to Newburyport Free Press
• Due to Federalist viewpoint, his paper failed (6 months)

• 1805- Born in Massachusetts
• 1808- Father left family = poverty
• Forced to sell homemade molasses and candy to make money