William Lloyd Garrison
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William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Lloyd Garrison canonical | 55 |
| Wendell Phillips | 1 |
| William Lloyd Garrison Jr. | 1 |
| William Lloyd Garrison Williams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T119894 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William Lloyd Garrison Context triple: [Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, hasPrefaceBy, William Lloyd Garrison]
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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a 19th-century American author and abolitionist best known for her influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and revivalist leader known for his influential role in the Second Great Awakening and his strong advocacy of temperance and social reform.
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Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe was an American poet, author, and social reformer best known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and for her leadership in the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Lloyd Garrison Target entity description: William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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A.
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.
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B.
Calvin Ellis Stowe
Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American biblical scholar and professor best known for his influential work in religious education and as the husband of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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C.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a 19th-century American author and abolitionist best known for her influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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D.
Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and revivalist leader known for his influential role in the Second Great Awakening and his strong advocacy of temperance and social reform.
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E.
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe was an American poet, author, and social reformer best known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and for her leadership in the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
immediate emancipation of enslaved people
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moral suasion against slavery ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Douglass ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Douglass
Lucretia Mott ⓘ Wendell Phillips ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| coFounded | American Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1805-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1879-05-24 ⓘ |
| describedAs | radical abolitionist ⓘ |
| editorOf | The Liberator ⓘ |
| endOfActivity | 1870s ⓘ |
| familyName | Garrison ⓘ |
| founded | The Liberator ⓘ |
| fullName | William Lloyd Garrison self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Lloyd ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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temperance movement ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
immediate, unconditional emancipation
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no union with slaveholders ⓘ |
| notableWork |
No Compromise with Slavery
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The Liberator ⓘ Thoughts on African Colonization ⓘ |
| occupation |
lecturer
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newspaper editor ⓘ publisher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposed |
colonization of freed Black people to Africa
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gradual emancipation ⓘ |
| parentOf | Wendell Phillips Garrison ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| spouse | Helen Eliza Benson Garrison ⓘ |
| startOfActivity | 1820s ⓘ |
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Subject: William Lloyd Garrison Description of subject: William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
Referenced by (58)
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