A commemoration on the 150th anniversary of the final issue of William Lloyd Garrison's renowned abolitionist newspaper, _The Liberator_. In the pages of his newspaper, Garrison led a crusade against slavery and for the rights of black Americans for 35 years - beginning on January 1, 1831 until the shuttering of the paper on December 29, 1865 following ratification of the 13th Amendment. During the lecture, Dr. Donald Yacovone will examine _The Liberator's_ uncompromising advocacy for equality and Garrison's critical role in shaping politics in the antebellum era and beyond, with a focus on the role of the "agitator" and free press in a democracy. Image: By Hammatt Billings, artist for the masthead of The Liberator (15 December 1854) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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