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William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison Famous memorial

Birth
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
24 May 1879 (aged 73)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.2921589, Longitude: -71.1101306
Plot
Section 11, Smilax Path
Memorial ID
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Abolitionist, Social Reformer. He became famous in the 1830's for his denunciations of slavery. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator (1831-1865), helping to lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United States.
Abolitionist, Social Reformer. He became famous in the 1830's for his denunciations of slavery. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator (1831-1865), helping to lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United States.

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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/384/william_lloyd-garrison: accessed ), memorial page for William Lloyd Garrison (10 Dec 1805–24 May 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 384, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.