William Lloyd Garrison was a well-known social reformer of the nineteenth century America. In his life time, he had been hailed as the voice of anti slavery movement in the North. Along with Isaac Knapp, he ran an abolitionist newspaper called ‘The Liberator’ and functioned as its editor. He was also one of the founders of American Anti Slavery Society (AASS). Garrison preached for total abolition of the practice and was ready to lay down his life to achieve his cause. Indeed, many a times his life was threatened and yet he never flinched from his goal of “immediate and complete emancipation all slaves”. In the Inaugural Editorial in the January 1, 1831, issue of The Liberator, he had said, “Urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—AND I WILL BE HEARD.” And he was heard. He also took up the cause of women’s franchise and once slavery was abolished he started campaigning for civil rights for blacks. Indeed, he led a life of relentless struggle for the greater good of his fellow countrymen.
