Leaders of the Abolition and Emancipation Reform

William Lloyd Garrison
Started his own newspaper called "The Liberator" to deliver the message of emancipation. He founded the New England anti-slavery society founded in 1832 and the national American anti slavery society a year later,

David walker
A free black who wrote "appeal to the colored citizens of the world" in 1829. He advised slaves to fight for freedom rather than slave owners ending slavery. Inspired many blacks to join antislavery societies and most of the free slaves ended up working day jobs.

Frederick Douglass
Born into slavery and decided to escape after a disagreement with his owner, Douglass went with Garrison in 1847 and created his own antislavery newspaper. He named it "the North Star" after the star that guided runaway slaves to freedom.