Today in Labor History Dec 12 William Lloyd Garrison, a leader in the fight to end slavery, was born

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Today in Labor History Dec 12 William Lloyd Garrison, a leader in the fight to end slavery, was born

December 12

December 12, 1805 - William Lloyd Garrison, a leader in the fight to end slavery, was born. Garrison published the Liberator, which had as its motto: "Our country is the world -- our countrymen are mankind."

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Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_12_12_2009

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