Question

William Lloyd Garrison wanted slavery to end slowly ( TRUE OR FALSE)

Answer 1

The correct answer is False.

Explanation

William Lloyd Garrison (1805 - 1879) was a famous 19th-century American journalist who stood out for his radical stance against slavery. During his life, he always related to the abolitionist movement. When William was 25 years old officially joined the abolitionist movement of the United States. However, he distanced himself from the ideas of this group regarding free African Americans. Later, Lloyd expressed his thoughts of him as an abolitionist in the newspapers "Genius of Universal Emancipation" and "The Liberator". His antislavery stances became stronger once he returned from his trip to England, where he connected with groups that were against slavery. For a long time, so, William had the perception of freedom for blacks should be gradual. Also, his position about slavery was replaced once he began to be editor in "Genius of Universal Emancipation" because he was convinced of the need to demand complete and immediate emancipation. Due to the above, the FALSE answer, William Lloyd Garrison did not want slavery and I end slowly, on the contrary, he wanted immediate emancipation.