Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison, oil on wood by Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1833; in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (more) Anti-slavery address by William Lloyd Garrison speech by Garrison, primary source Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anti-slavery-address-by-William-Lloyd-Garrison Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anti-slavery-address-by-William-Lloyd-Garrison Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 24, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Antislavery movements had existed in the United States since the Revolution. They had even received occasional support in the South, on moral grounds; but the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 made slavery appear as an economic necessity. In addition, rebellions of enslaved people stirred old fears among Southern white people, entangling the slavery question in a web of moral, social, and economic issues. As the South was uniting to defend and preserve slavery, editor and activist William Lloyd Garrison began to preach a new kind of abolitionism in the North. He was invited to give an address on ...(100 of 4636 words)

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