Why was William Lloyd Garrison put in jail?

Question

Grade: Education Subject: history
Why was William Lloyd Garrison put in jail?
Asked by:
43 Viewed 43 Answers

Answer (43)

Best Answer
(309)
When he called a slave ship owner a highway robber and a murderer, Garrison received a jail sentence of six months. His friends raised money to bail him out after seven weeks. The mayor put him in jail for disturbing the peace. In 1831, Garrison began publishing his own newspaper, The Liberator.