Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

The Liberator Site

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021

1. The Liberator Site Marker

Inscription.

Boston's uncompromising anti-slavery paper The Liberator was founded on this site in 1831 by William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), a leader of the abolition movement in Boston.

The Liberator was the voice of Boston's racially integrated anti-slavery community. It became the most influential abolitionist paper in America; contributors included Charles Sumner and Frederick Douglass. The journal moved to Cornhill in 1834; the building burned in the Great Fire of 1872.

Erected by The Bostonian Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 42° 21.459′ N, 71° 3.379′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling west on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Thorndike Angell (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine (about 400 feet away); The Great Spring

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(about 400 feet away); Winthrop Building (about 400 feet away); John Winthrop - First House in Boston Site (about 400 feet away); Site of the First Meeting House in Boston Built A.D. 1632 (about 400 feet away); The Freedom Trail (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . .
1. The Liberator. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
2. William Lloyd Garrison. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

The Liberator Site and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021

2. The Liberator Site and Marker

<i>Masthead from the Boston abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, dated July 22, 1856.</i> image. Click for full size.

courtesy of Temple University, July 22, 1856

3. Masthead from the Boston abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, dated July 22, 1856.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on July 5, 2021.