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Episodes tagged "William Lloyd Garrison": 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Song of the Abolitionist
    date 1843map PLYMOUTH, Massachusettstags American Anti-Slavery Soc, William Lloyd Garrison, Abolitionism

    Hingham, Massachusetts was a hotspot of abolitionist activity.  The town’s anti-slavery society held a large regional celebration of British emancipation in 1844. This celebration marked the tenth anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British holdings of the West Indies. Many anti-slavery advocates held annual celebrations throughout the region.   Jarius Lincoln held the position of chief...

  2. Martin, A Slave Boy:  A Story of Ellis Gray Loring and Caroline Weston
    date January 18, 1846map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags Female Aboltionists, Slave, William Lloyd Garrison, Abolishment of Slavery, Women

    On January 18, 1846, Ellis Gray Loring wrote a letter to female abolitionist Caroline Weston, pertaining to a slave boy, Martin. Ellis Gray Loring was born on April 14, 1803. After passing the Bar, Loring became a lawyer for the poor and those oppressed of their rights. In January of 1832, Loring was part of the founding of the New England Anti-­-Slavery Society in the African Baptist church in Boston....

  3. Abolitionists Urged to Reunite Under Common Goal
    date February 19, 1841map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags Gerrit Smith, Abolitionism, Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison, AASS, American Anti-Slavery Soc

    On February 19, 1841, abolitionist Gerrit Smith urged his fellow activists to reunite in their common cause after having split into two factions. He offered a “proposition for peace amongst ourselves.” He encouraged abolitionists of every persuasion to tolerate their differences so that they can employ “against their common foe the time and ammunition, which, for the last two years, they have...