Mr William Lloyd Garrison. by Ilena Bond

1805

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I was born on December 10th, 1805. I grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

1818

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I apprenticed under Ephraim W. Allen for seven years. He was the editor of the Newburyport Herald.

1816

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At age 11, I had to self educate myself and support myself because my father had abandoned us.

1831, Jan 1st

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I edited and published MY OWN newspaper about abolition in 1831. It was first published on January 1st!

1831

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Most of my newspaper subscribers were from the local black community right here in Newbueyport. They covered about 75% of my supporters, they helped my profits a lot!

1833

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In 1833, The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded, under my lead! We gained members very quickly, growing to 200,000 members!

1830

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I became associated with the American Colonization Society, it was an organization that thought free blacks should move to a territory in the west coast of Africa. At first, the society seemed like they wanted to promote the freedom and happiness of blacks, but quickly I realized most members had no wish to help and free slaves, they just wanted less free blacks in the country. I rejected them, and started working on my newspaper.

1840 (Ish)

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I believed that the Anti-Slavery Society shouldn't mess with any political parties. I also believed that women should be able to participate in the Anti-Slavery Society, as well as the abolition movement itself. I believed that the Constitution was a pro-slavery document, but that led to a rift in the Society, causing the creation of two more organizations: The Liberty Party (which was a political organization), and the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery society (which didn't allow women to participate.)

1851

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Frederick Douglass stated that the Constitution could be used as a weapon against slavery. I felt betrayed...and so I attacked Douglass through my papers. Douglass responded and the attacks intensified. We would never fix our differences.

(Its literally the Kendrick and Drake beef)

1879

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I died on May 24th, 1879 due to kidney disease, in the home of my daughter Fanny Garrison Villard. I was buried in the Forest Hills cemetery in Boston Massachusetts.