The son of a merchant sailing master, William Lloyd Garrison was born in ... When he was 25, Garrison joined the Abolition movement. He became associated with the American Colonization Society ...

In 1865, at the close of the Civil War, and after fighting against the institution for over 35 years, William Lloyd Garrison announced that "my vocation as an abolitionist is ended" -- a move for ...

William Lloyd Garrison was only 22 years old when he ... sometimes now referred to as “The First Abolitionist.” “The history of this individual will furnish a theme for the admiration ...