| Full Name |
William Lloyd Garrison |
| Date of Birth |
10 December 1805 |
| Place of Birth |
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
| Date of Death |
24 May 1879 |
| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
American / United States |
| Education |
Largely self-educated, printer's apprentice |
| Profession |
Abolitionist, journalist, social reformer |
| Years of Activity |
1831-1879 |
| Brief Information |
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the radical anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator, which he published from 1831 until slavery was abolished in 1865. Garrison advocated for the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of all slaves and was a key figure in the American abolitionist movement. |