All throughout the 1800s, Americans voiced their concerns and criticisms about the newly born nation. While some voiced their opinions on causes such as women's rights and religion, William Lloyd Garrison was the loudest voice for immediate emancipation and manumission on slaves. Garrison was a stark abolitionist who believed that slavery was morally wrong and that he could convince others to his beliefs through moral suasion. As well as being the most notorious exponent of immediate emancipation, he also stood firmly against the idea of colonization of slaves in Africa. Instead, he believed that a slave was equal in all ways to a white man so that manumission was the only adequate way of abolishing slavery. Though many others in America at the time did not think that manumission could be successful because it would most probably disrupt the economy and cause social problems throughout the nation, Garrison was utterly convinced that manumission would be a success.
             Garrison began his anti-slavery campaign in 1829 when he and Benjamin Lundy began to publish a monthly periodical called the Genius of Universal Emancipation in Baltimore. However, Lundy believed in gradual emancipation while Garrison believed in immediate, so Garrison ended his business with Lundy. At the same time, a slave trader sued Garrison, and not being able to pay his fine, Garrison was jailed for a short time. He then returned to his home state of Massachusetts where he partnered up with Isaac Knapp to create The Liberator, the most influential newspaper on slavery in America. He then helped organize both the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832 and the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. Along with being key roles in the organization of these two societies, Garrison was also a key role in the demise of the Anti-Slavery Society. He was unyielding in his beliefs; he believed that the organization should not support any political party and that women should b...