William Lloyd Garrison: Abolitionist and Suffragist
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Who was the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and was a prominent voice for the womens suffrage movement
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William Lloyd Garrison
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In the Boston antiabolitionist "Broadcloth Riot" of 1835, what two facets of antislavery history are shown?
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(1) the ideals of a leading abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison and (2) the persistent support for slavery, even in the North.
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During a womens anti-slavery meeting in Boston what British abolitionist was supposed to give a speech, but the meeting was interrupted by an antiabolitionist mob intent on hurting who?
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George Thompson
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During a womens anti-slavery meeting in Boston what British abolitionist was supposed to give a speech, but the meeting was interrupted by an antiabolitionist mob intent on hurting who?
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George Thompson
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James L. Homer wrote a notice declaring that George Thompson, the British abolitionist, was in town. It called upon "the friends of the union" to "snake Thompson out" and offered a purse of 100 to...?
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"the individual who shall first lay violent hands on Thompson, so that he may be brought to the tar kettle before dark."
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What does William Lloyd Garrison say to the men that were "milling noisily by the door," during the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society meeting?
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He said this is was womens meeting and "If, gentlemen, any of you are ladies—in disguise—why, only apprise me of the fact, give me your names, and I will introduce you to the rest of your sex, and you can take your seats among them accordingly."
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Who was the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Societys president who opened the meeting reading Scripture, offering a prayer, calling for the forgiveness of enemies and thanking God for preserving the members from fear all the while the mob was howling with rage?
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Mary Parker
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What does Mayor Lyman Parker do when he arrives at the meeting?
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He says "It is dangerous to remain." He urges the women to disassemble the meeting and go home. Mary Parker offers a prayer, and seeks to carry on the meeting for the abolitionist women at her house.
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Why was the mob called a"broadcloth" mob?
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It was named after the fashionable broadcloth coats worn by many of the "gentlemen of property and standing" who filled its turbulent ranks.
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What shocked Maria Weston Chapman as she walked through the rioting crowd?
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She saw men in the mob that she had thought were friends. She saw men in the crowd that she thought were outstanding good citizens.
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How did the women keep a courageous bearing walking through the hostile crowd?
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They arranged themselves so that each black woman in the group was escorted by two white women. They walked to the sanctuary of Maria Chapmans house where they continued their meeting.
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_____________was the first state to abolish slavery within its own boundaries and was the only state in which blacks enjoyed civil equality with whites.
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Massachusetts
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In what ways was the North similarly as prejudice against blacks as in the South?
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Prejudice against blacks, slave or free, was common. Blacks were generally not allowed to vote, were required to ride in segregated railway cars, and were given the worst jobs.
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Garrison was the coeditor of what reform paper that attacked a broad spectrum of social evils, including intemperance, war, gambling, and Sabbath breaking?
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National Philanthropist
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Garrison was a writer and co-editor with _____________ of the Quaker newspaper Genius of Universal Emancipation.
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Benjamin Lundy
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What event in 1831 ended the southern antislavery movement, in that Virginias slave rebellion resulted in fifty-seven whites losing their lives?
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The revolt was easily crushed, but the fear that had always been present was heightened and spread throughout the South.
Nat Turners Revolt,
Nat Turners Revolt,
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Recognizing the need for organization, Garrison was instrumental in forming the ________________, which later became the Massachusetts Antislavery Society.
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New England Antislavery Society
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Who was the daughter of a retired abolitionist merchant and married William Lloyd Garrison? He counted on her to provide a "humane ballast to the vessel of his ideals."
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Helen Benson
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When the "respectable broadcloth mob" failed to find George Thompson, who did the mob seize and manhandle throughout the streets of Boston?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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How does Garrisons newspaper the Liberator address emancipation?
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favors immediate emancipation, and opposes all ideas of "moderation." He states: "On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation. No! No!"
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Who protected Garrison from the mob by grabbing Garrison by the shoulders and hustling him through the crowd, crying "He shant be hurt! You shant hurt him! Hes an American!" He might be a radical, but at least he was not a foreign radical. In 1835 that mattered?
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The protectors were Aaron and Daniel Cooley, brothers who ran a transportation firm and were known for their antiabolitionist sentiments.
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Why did Henry Ingersoll Bowditch say, "I am an abolitionist from this very moment."
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He was appalled at how the broadcloth mob was treating Garrison, and his abolitionists friends.
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What did Sheriff Parkman charge Garrison for, and was imprisoned at Leverett Street Jail.
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He was charged with disturbing the peace.
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When Garrison takes a train out of Boston, how does he respond to the two women sitting next to him who declare, "Oh, we are not antislavery."
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Garrison says "If you are not antislavery, then you are for concubinage, pollution, robbery, cruelty, then you are for making merchandise of Gods image...
