In 1831, this changed with the publication of The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper. In 1832, would form the American Anti-Slavery society. Garrison’s strong principles and revered status among abolitionists of both races allowed him to shape much of the movement as a whole in his ideological vision, which in addition to abolition sought racial and gender equality and ardently opposed involvement in politics and forms of violence. Garrisonian abolitionism was too radical to elicit support from the vast majority of white Americans. By 1850, some prominent abolitionists including both Frederick Douglass and the Tappan brothers had defected from Garrison’s camp and began urging for political involvement. The Liberty Party running on a distinctly anti-slavery platform would win over 62,000 votes in the Presidential Election of 1844 (Abolition, Politics, and the Coming of the Civil War Lecture and
In 1831, this changed with the publication of The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper. In 1832, would form the American Anti-Slavery society. Garrison’s strong principles and revered status among abolitionists of both races allowed him to shape much of the movement as a whole in his ideological vision, which in addition to abolition sought racial and gender equality and ardently opposed involvement in politics and forms of violence. Garrisonian abolitionism was too radical to elicit support from the vast majority of white Americans. By 1850, some prominent abolitionists including both Frederick Douglass and the Tappan brothers had defected from Garrison’s camp and began urging for political involvement. The Liberty Party running on a distinctly anti-slavery platform would win over 62,000 votes in the Presidential Election of 1844 (Abolition, Politics, and the Coming of the Civil War Lecture and