"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
Southern reactions to publications like The Liberator contributed to which continuing pattern in the 1830s?
- A
Federal censorship of all sectional newspapers
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The imposition of the congressional 'gag rule' on antislavery petitions
- C
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise
- D
The granting of voting rights to free Black citizens in southern states
Explanation
Southern outrage at abolitionist literature, combined with fears of slave insurrection after Nat Turner's revolt, helped produce the House of Representatives' 1836 gag rule tabling antislavery petitions.