Banner graphic forBoston Abolitionists, 1831-1865

Return to Boston Abolitionists, 1831-1865

Farewell to The Liberator

Farewell to The Liberator Broadsheet

page:

  • 1
  • 2
  • To order an image, navigate to the full
    display and click "request this image"
    on the blue toolbar.


    William C. Nell (1816-1874), who had been one of William Lloyd Garrison's strongest supporters from the Boston African American community, wrote a "Farewell to The Liberator," dated to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the mob attack on Garrison in 1835. Nell's letter was published on the last page of The Liberator's final issue, and also as a separate broadsheet.