William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison was America's greatest fighter against slavery. He became the most villified man in the country. He was considered a dangerous radical, he was scorned by society, attacked by the press, and hunted by enraged mobs. But this crusader against slavery never feared to stand alone. Throughout his adult life he was committed to the abolition of slavery in America. William was born on or about December 10, 1805, to Abijah and Fanny Garrison. (Faber 13) The date of his birth is not certain because no one thought to record it. Abijah and Fanny Garrison were originally from Canada but had relocated to Newburyport, Ma