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Publication of the Final Issue

When
December 29, 1865
Where
Boston
Part of
Final issue of The Liberator published in Boston

The last issue of The Liberator was published in Boston on December 29, 1865, ending a 35-year run.

William Lloyd Garrison published the final issue, number 1,820, on December 29, 1865. He wrote a valedictory column marking the end of the newspaper's run following the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States.

Sources

  1. The Liberator (newspaper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-05
  2. William Lloyd Garrison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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