LC control no. | n 80045859 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 |
Variant(s) | Garrison, W. L. (William Lloyd), 1805-1879 |
Birth date | 1805-12-10 |
Death date | 1879-05-24 |
Place of birth | Newburyport (Mass.) |
Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
Affiliation | American Anti-Slavery Society |
Profession or occupation | Abolitionists |
Found in | Axon, W. E. A. The story of a noble life ... 1890. English Wikipedia website, viewed Apr. 11, 2012 (William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805--May 24, 1879) was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society; he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United States. Garrison was also a prominent voice for the women's suffrage movement; Born: Dec. 10, 1805; Newburyport, Mass.; Died: May 24, 1879; New York City) |