Question

Which person’s action was most closely associated with the abolitionist movement? A) William Lloyd Garrison’s publication of The Liberator B) Booker T. Washington’s commitment to African American education C) Thurgood Marshall’s legal argument in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka D) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the Birmingham march

Answer 1

The person who was most closely associated with abolitionist movement was:

William Lloyd Garrison.                                                                                      The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. William Lloyd Garrison was born in New bury port, Massachusetts in December, 1805. At thirteen years of age he began his newspaper career with the New bury port Herald, where he acquired great skills in both accuracy and speed in the art of setting type. He also wrote anonymous articles, and at the age of twenty-one began publishing his own newspaper.                                                                                              

William Lloyd Garrison was a journalistic crusader who advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves and gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists.

Answer 2

The answer is:

A) William Lloyd Garrison's publication of The Liberator

William Lloyd's publication was most closely associated with the abolitionist movement.

Abolition meaning, the action of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. (reject, rejection)