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  • adjective Of or pertaining to William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879), American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer.

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Garrison +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • I called very seldom, when I was in Philadelphia, in the "Garrisonian" antislavery office.

    Secret Enemies of True Republicanism Andrew B. Smolnikar

  • Or, to take another libertarian whose views are somewhat closer to mine, J.R. Hummel has produced a lot of really excellent libertarian historical work that, among other things, takes slavery absolutely as seriously as the topic deserves, and aligns himself quite explicitly with the radical Garrisonian abolitionists.

    Just shut the fuck up 2008

  • It distinguishes the Garrisonian, radical political abolitionist, and moderate antislavery perspectives on ending slavery.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Mary L. Dudziak 2008

  • It distinguishes the Garrisonian, radical political abolitionist, and moderate antislavery perspectives on ending slavery.

    Tsesis on Antislavery Constitutionalism Mary L. Dudziak 2008

  • For Frederick Douglass to make persistent attacks on Garrisonian abolition as passé—as a phase of moral education through which the movement had inevitably traveled en route to more enlightened forms of practical agitation—was more than a continuation of their personal feud; it was the old Liberty Party idea that a token candidacy offered a greater opportunity for moral agitation than did the prophetic apostleship of Garrison.

    Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2007 – December – 24 2007

  • For Frederick Douglass to make persistent attacks on Garrisonian abolition as passé—as a phase of moral education through which the movement had inevitably traveled en route to more enlightened forms of practical agitation—was more than a continuation of their personal feud; it was the old Liberty Party idea that a token candidacy offered a greater opportunity for moral agitation than did the prophetic apostleship of Garrison.

    Over My Shoulder #39: Garrison on radicalism, electoral abolitionism and third-party politics. From Henry Mayer’s All On Fire. 2007

  • Her ideal was the Garrisonian doctrine, "No Union with Slaveholders" and

    Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Alma Lutz

  • At heart she was a nonvoting Garrisonian abolitionist and would not support a political party which in any way sanctioned slavery.

    Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Alma Lutz

  • Thus she was assured of a brilliant array of speakers, for the Garrisonian abolitionists were sincere advocates of woman's rights.

    Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Alma Lutz

  • Rochester, of "an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces," [81] he was expressing only what Garrisonian abolitionists, like Susan, always had recognized.

    Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Alma Lutz

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