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William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison was born on December 12, 1805. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts; he lived most of his life in Massachusetts and England. Garrison was an abolitionist who worked for the American Anti-Slavery Society. He died on May 24, 1879 in New York City, New York.

On September 4, 1834, he married a woman named Helen Eliza Benson. They had seven children, five sons and two daughters. But one son and one daughter died as children. Mr. Garrison was an educated man because he worked as an abolitionist. He wrote journals and at the age of 25, he was the co-editor for Benjamin Lundy. William was a man who didn’t like slavery. While he was in jail, he was determined to bring an end to slavery. He was immediate and in complete emancipation of all slaves. He also didn’t like the way slaves were treated back then, so he was trying to find a way to stop it.

Finally, one of his famous quotes is, “I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice. I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.” I as a person am proud of Mr. Garrison because he tried to make slavery come to an end and he was also trying to find a way to get them free.

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