Historedia
Person

William Lloyd Garrison

Events
5
Episodes
6
Years
1831–1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Lloyd Garrison, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Lloyd Garrison launches The Liberator in Boston

    1831

    Role: Founder and Publisher

    1. January 1, 1831 · BostonFirst Issue Launch

      Garrison published the introductory column "To the Public" in Boston on January 1, 1831, marking the start of The Liberator.

    2. September 3, 1831 · BostonReaction to Nat Turner's Rebellion

      Garrison published "The Insurrection" in The Liberator on September 3, 1831, reacting to news of Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia.

  2. American Anti-Slavery Society founded in Philadelphia

    1833

    Role: Founder

    1. December 4–6, 1833 · Philadelphia, with the Adelphi Building as the announced December 4 meeting siteNational Anti-Slavery Convention

      Sixty delegates from New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and New Jersey convened a National Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia between December 4 and 6, 1833.

  3. Garrison publishes Angelina Grimké's anti-slavery letter in The Liberator

    1835

    Role: Publisher

    1. September 1835 · Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesPublication of Grimké's Letter

      Garrison published Angelina Grimké's anti-slavery letter in The Liberator in September 1835, marking her public entry into the abolitionist movement.

  4. Frederick Douglass speaks at the Nantucket Anti-Slavery Convention

    1841

    Role: Influencer

    1. 1841 · NantucketSpeech at Nantucket Convention

      Douglass spoke at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society's annual convention in Nantucket, a few days after first hearing Garrison speak in New Bedford in 1841.

  5. Final issue of The Liberator published in Boston

    1865

    Role: Publisher and Founder

    1. December 29, 1865 · BostonPublication of the Final Issue

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

Sources

  1. The Liberator (newspaper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-05
  2. William Lloyd Garrison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  3. American Anti-Slavery Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-02
  4. Frederick Douglass Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03