Freed but Not Liked
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While examining the documents, "Commencement of The Liberator" and "Satirizing Free Blacks," I realized that both went together hand-in-hand. The main idea that was somewhat unclear was that in the first reading William Lloyd Garrison was writing to abolish slavery in the United States, while in the second reading by Edward C. Clay, he stated that slavery was already abolished but people were criticizing the freed slaves. This was indistinguishable was because the illustration by Clay, "Miss Chloe," was drawn two years before Garrison's article was published. With that in mind the abolishment of slavery and acceptance of free blacks will later be discussed.
The first document, "Commencement of The Liberator," written by William Garrison was a final stand towards the immediate abolishment of slavery in America. In order to do this, it was necessary for Garrison to create such a place where he could put his words to