Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
William Lloyd Garrison
Garrison the Liberator
Photographed By James R. Murray, June 29, 2015
1. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Garrison the Liberator
Presented by William H. Swasey July 4 1893
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I solicit no man’s praise. I fear no man’s censure. The Liberty of a People. Is the gift of God and Nature
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Neither God nor the World will judge us by our Professions. But by our practices.
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I am in earnest- I will not equivocate- I will not excuse- I will not retract a single inch and I will be heard
Erected 1893.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1893.
Location. 42° 48.659′ N, 70° 52.402′ W. Marker is in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is on Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located in the center of Brown's Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brown's Square, Newburyport MA 01950, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Watts' Cellar (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newburyport Firehouse Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Market Square Tea Burning (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Memory of the Officers and Men
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Also see . . . William Lloyd Garrison - PBS. (Submitted on June 30, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By James R. Murray, June 29, 2015
2. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Side 2 Inscription
Photographed By James R. Murray, June 29, 2015
3. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Side 3 Inscription
Photographed By James R. Murray, June 29, 2015
4. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Side 4 Inscription
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
5. William Lloyd Garrison
This 1833 portrait of William Lloyd Garrison by Nathaniel Jocelyn hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Single-handedly, William Lloyd Garrison transformed the antislavery movement from a discussion about gradually ending slavery into a moral crusade demanding ‘immediate and complete emancipation.’ A printer and editor, Garrison experienced his near-religious conversion to abolitionism around 1828 and founded the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. At first, he was a lone, fierce, and unpopular voice; at one point, he was almost lynched in his hometown of Boston. But Garrison refused to back down: ‘I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard!’ he thundered. His attack on slavery grew so fierce that he condemned the Constitution as a corrupt document for permitting it. Garrison's extremism was not shared by all, yet he and his growing number of followers forced the North to the previously radical proposition that slavery was both immoral and antithetical to the country's founding principles.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Single-handedly, William Lloyd Garrison transformed the antislavery movement from a discussion about gradually ending slavery into a moral crusade demanding ‘immediate and complete emancipation.’ A printer and editor, Garrison experienced his near-religious conversion to abolitionism around 1828 and founded the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. At first, he was a lone, fierce, and unpopular voice; at one point, he was almost lynched in his hometown of Boston. But Garrison refused to back down: ‘I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard!’ he thundered. His attack on slavery grew so fierce that he condemned the Constitution as a corrupt document for permitting it. Garrison's extremism was not shared by all, yet he and his growing number of followers forced the North to the previously radical proposition that slavery was both immoral and antithetical to the country's founding principles.” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed By James R. Murray, June 29, 2015
6. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Aerial view of Garrison statue location in Brown's Square
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 30, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 5. submitted on June 30, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on June 30, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
