In the very first issue of his anti-slavery newspaper, the Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison stated, "I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . . . I am in earnest -- I will ...

from the many newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass to William Lloyd Garrison’s famed the Liberator, wielded great influence in 19th-century America as a platform for activists to promote ...

He attended Transylvania University (1829-1831) and Yale College (1831-1832), where he received his bachelor’s degree and heard abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison speak. He returned to Transylvania ...

"There were lectures by Frederick Douglass here and William Lloyd Garrison." Last June, the museum received a $500,000 three-year federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

click image for close-up By the time this photo was taken, William Lloyd Garrison's dream of a United States with no slavery had been realized. In 1865, at the close of the Civil War, and after ...