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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: William Lloyd Garrison and The Fight Against Slavery | |
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| "I Could Bring Them to Reason": Garrison in 1835 and 1863 | |
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| Beginning The Liberator | |
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| From Colonization to "Immediate" Abolition | |
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| Abolition, Politics, and Violent Means | |
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| Slavery: The Historical Record | |
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| Morality versus Politics: Strategies for Abolition | |
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| Garrison's Punitive Style: The Language of Abolition | |
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| Garrison, Douglass, and Racial Prejudice | |
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| Endings: Garrison in 1865 and After | |
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| The Documents | |
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| Address to the American Colonization Society, July 4, 1829 | |
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| Garrison describes the dangers of slavery to the nation. | |
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| 1831-1840. The First Decade of The Liberator: Arguments for Abolition | |
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| "To the Public," January 1, 1831 | |
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| Editorial in the first issue of The Liberator | |
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| "Working Men," January 1, 1831 | |
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| Editorial on working-class struggles. | |
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| "Truisms," January 8, 1831 | |
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| Garrison mocks the key tenets of the proslavery argument. | |
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| "Walker's Appeal," January 8, 1831 | |
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| Editorial on David Walker's pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World." | |
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| "Removal to Texas," January 22, 1831 | |
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| Editorial on a colonization scheme. | |
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| "We Present Our Patrons . . .," April 23, 1831 | |
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| A new masthead for The Liberator. | |
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| "The Insurrection," September 3, 1831 | |
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| Editorial on the Nat Turner rebellion. | |
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| "Guilt of New-England," January 7, 1832 | |
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| Garrison demands that the North recognize its culpability in allowing slavery to continue. | |
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| On the Constitution and the Union, December 29, 1832 | |
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| An early critique of the Constitution and the Union. | |
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| "Declaration of the National Anti-Slavery Convention," December 14, 1833 | |
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| A manifesto setting out the aims of the American Anti-Slavery Society. | |
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| The Progress of Antislavery, January 23, 1836 | |
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| From a letter to Samuel J. May. | |
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| "Rights of Woman," January 12, 1838 | |
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| Report on a Boston Lyceum debate over the equality of the sexes. | |
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| "Declaration of Sentiments Adopted by the Peace Convention," September 28, 1838 | |
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| A description of the philosophy of non-resistance. | |
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| "Abolition at the Ballot-Box," June 28, 1839 | |
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| Garrison urges that voters first undergo a moral transformation before using political means to end slavery. | |
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| 1841-1850: "No Union with Slaveholders!" | |
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| On Frederick Douglass, July 1, 1842 | |
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| Garrison's impressions of the former slave's speech in Barnstable, Massachusetts. | |
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| "Address to the Slaves of the United States," June 2, 1843 | |
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| A pledge of the abolitionists' dedication to antislavery. | |
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| "The American Union," January 10, 1845 | |
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| Garrison advocates "disunion." | |
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| "American Colorphobia," June 11, 1847 | |
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| Garrison responds to a racist article. | |
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| Mob Attack on Douglass, August 20, 1847 | |
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| Description of the hostility Frederick Douglass encountered on a speaking tour in Pennsylvania. | |
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| The Death of President Polk, June 22, 1849 | |
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| John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and the Compromise of 1850, March 15, 1850 | |
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| An attack on two senators. | |
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| 1851-1860. Decade of Crisis: The Coming of the Civil War | |
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| Review of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, March 26, 1852 | |
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| Women's Rights, October 28, 1853 | |
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| Resolutions introduced by Garrison at the Fourth Annual National Women's Rights Convention. | |
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| Uncle Tom's Cabin Reconsidered, December 23, 1853 | |
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| An open letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe. | |
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| The Bible and Women's Rights, January 12, 1855 | |
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| Remarks by Garrison at the Fifth Annual National Women's Rights Convention. | |
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| Disunion, June 15, 1855 | |
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| Garrison explains how "disunion" should take place. | |
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| "The `Infidelity' of Abolitionism," December 21, 1855 | |
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| Editorial on the strong opposition to abolitionism from church and state. | |
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| "Southern Degradation," September 19, 1856 | |
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| Garrison describes how the institution of slavery has corrupted the morality of the white population that supports it. | |
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| Dred Scott and Disunion, March 12, 1858 | |
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| Garrison condems the Dred Scott decision. | |
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| "Depravity of the American Press," September 17, 1858 | |
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| Editorial criticizing newspaper coverage of abolitionist activities. | |
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| "The Tragedy of Harper's Ferry," October 28, 1859 | |
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| Editorial on John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. | |
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| John Brown and the Principle of Nonresistance, December 16, 1859 | |
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| Garrison ponders the meaning of violent and nonviolent resistance. | |
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| Antislavery Progress, November 9, 1860 | |
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| Letter celebrating the rise of antislavery sentiment in the North. | |
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| "Southern Desperation," November 16, 1860 | |
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| The South's consternation over the election of President Abraham Lincoln. | |
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| 1861-1865: The Final Phase of The Liberator: Garrison and Lincoln | |
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| "The War--Its Cause and Cure," May 3, 1861 | |
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| Garrison insists that the true purpose of the Civil War is to end slavery. | |
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| "Why a Prolonged War," January 30, 1863 | |
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| Garrison argues that emancipation and the enlistment of black troops will hasten the end of the Civil War. | |
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| Defense of Lincoln, May 20, 1864 | |
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| Praise for President Lincoln's conduct on behalf of antislavery. | |
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| "The Late Presidential Struggle," November 18, 1864 | |
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| Garrison rejoices over Lincoln's reelection. | |
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| The Death of Slavery, February 10, 1865 | |
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| From an address by Garrison celebrating the Thirteenth Amendment. | |
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| "Valedictory: The Last Number of The Liberator," December 29, 1865 | |
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| Garrison says farewell to his readers. | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Portraits | |
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| A Garrison Chronology (1805-1879) | |
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| Questions for Consideration | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |