The Liberator (abolitionist newspaper)
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The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison that became a leading voice calling for the immediate end of slavery in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Liberator (abolitionist newspaper) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ |
| advocated |
immediate abolition of slavery
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moral suasion against slavery ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | American Anti-Slavery Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedPublicationDate | 1865-12-29 ⓘ |
| ceasedPublicationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredEvent |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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American abolitionist movement ⓘ antislavery activism ⓘ |
| criticized |
colonization schemes for freed Black people
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gradual emancipation ⓘ the U.S. Constitution as pro-slavery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | William Lloyd Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1831-01-01 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| format | four-page weekly paper ⓘ |
| founder | William Lloyd Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | weekly ⓘ |
| hadCirculation | relatively small but nationally influential ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major platform for abolitionist ideas in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
American abolitionist movement
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radical antislavery politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Charles Lenox Remond
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia Maria Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Weston Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a leading voice for immediate emancipation
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its uncompromising antislavery stance ⓘ |
| opposed | slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | abolitionism ⓘ |
| publisher | William Lloyd Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCessation | end of the American Civil War and abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan | Our country is the world—our countrymen are mankind ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supported | women’s participation in the abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| targetAudience | abolitionists and antislavery sympathizers ⓘ |
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