William Lloyd Garrison

When I read history I side with abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglas who fought for 30 years to end slavery and to integrate public transportation in the free North in the 1840s.

Rand Paul Op-Ed Defends Civil Rights Stance, Compares Himself To Martin Luther King Jr. 2010

The same could be said with respect to patriarchy, which libertarians such as William Lloyd Garrison and Herbert Spencer, criticized back in the 19th century long before it became common to do so, on the grounds that it causes indefensible state-sponsored restrictions on the freedom of women.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarianism and Culture 2009

"William Lloyd Garrison," 4 vols. (1885-1889) is the story of the editor of the Liberator told exhaustively by his children.

An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm Jesse Macy 1880

Publicly they helped elect abolitionist Charles Sumner to Congress, funded William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper the Liberator, and supported the work of Frederick Douglass.

Peter Dreier: Traitors to Their Class Peter Dreier 2011

Abolitionists lamented the consequences of emancipation premised, initially, on expedience, rather than as "an act of general repentance," as William Lloyd Garrison told a crowd on the Fourth of July, 1876, at a centennial address.

Stephen Menendian: The 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War: Our Legacy Considered Stephen Menendian 2011

Think-skinned politicians who are annoyed by these reminders might want to remember the words of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Could Wall Street Ever Face a "Murdoch Moment"? Could Its Empire Ever Fall? RJ 2011

Think-skinned politicians who are annoyed by these reminders might want to remember the words of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Could Wall Street Ever Face a "Murdoch Moment"? Could Its Empire Ever Fall? RJ 2011

Publicly they helped elect abolitionist Charles Sumner to Congress, funded William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper the Liberator, and supported the work of Frederick Douglass.

Peter Dreier: Traitors to Their Class Peter Dreier 2011

"Those activists who didn't compromise -- William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglas, Cassius Clay -- are heroes because they said slavery was wrong and they would not compromise," Paul said on the Senate floor.

HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011

"Those activists who didn't compromise -- William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglas, Cassius Clay -- are heroes because they said slavery was wrong and they would not compromise," Paul said on the Senate floor.

HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011