USA HISTORY

LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861

REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name of the William Lloyd Garison’s weekly abolitionist newspaper?
A
The New York Sun
B
Chattanooga Daily Rebel
C
National Enquirer
D
The Liberator
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Liberator (1831-1865) was the most widely circulated anti-slavery newspaper during the antebellum period and throughout the Civil War. It was published and edited in Boston by William Lloyd Garrison, a leading white abolitionist and founder of the influential American Anti-Slavery Society .

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1831 to 1865, William Lloyd Garrison, a vocal white abolitionist, edited a weekly newspaper, titled The Liberator, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-3: -And on January 1, 1831, he published the first issue of his own anti-slavery newspaper, the Liberator. In speaking engagements and through the Liberator and other publications, Garrison advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Lloyd Garrison, (born December 10, 1805, Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.-died May 24, 1879, New York, New York), American journalistic crusader who published a newspaper, The Liberator (1831–65), and helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1829, Garrison began writing for and became co-editor with Benjamin Lundy of the Quaker newspaper Genius of Universal Emancipation, published at that time in Baltimore, Maryland.

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