His greatest contribution was the publication of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.
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William Lloyd Garrison was the author of the Liberator. Before and During the Civil War he was a highly active abolitionist who strongly supported the freeing of slaves, he met and supported both John Brown and Fredrick Douglass. After the Civil War he went on to fight for other big disputes like Women's rights. Garrison was an advocate of nonviolence resistance. There is no evidence that he supported the murderous John Brown. In fact, Frederick Douglas did not support John Brown either.
Because of its strategic location on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, Barstow was named for railroad president William Barstow Strong.
The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper that was founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp in 1831. Slave state legislatures came out in vehement opposition of the paper threatening lawsuits and offering rewards for the names of the distributors. The paper was in circulation for thirty years, ending after the Civil War.
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne first became involved with the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882 when he was appointed to the position of General Manager. He was involved until 1899 when he retired (as President).
William Lloyd Garrison