"I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—AND I WILL BE HEARD." — William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, January 1, 1831
Garrison's editorial marked a turning point by advocating which position?
- Acheck_circle
Immediate, uncompensated emancipation of all enslaved people
- B
Gradual emancipation with colonization to Liberia
- C
Restriction of slavery's expansion into new territories only
- D
Compensated emancipation funded by federal bonds
Explanation
The Liberator broke with earlier gradualist and colonization approaches by demanding immediate abolition without compensation to slaveholders, helping launch a more radical phase of antislavery activism.