Which of the following best expresses the belief of William Lloyd Garrison?
A) Slavery must be ended gradually.
B) A political solution is necessary to bring an end to slavery.
C) To end slavery, we must convince either the Whig party or the Democratic party to include an antislavery plank in their national platform.
D) Slavery can be ended by winning over the hearts of slavery owners and slavery supporters to Christ.

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William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent abolitionist who believed in immediate and complete emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. He was a vocal critic of gradual abolition and believed that slavery was a moral sin that could only be ended through a spiritual awakening and religious conversion of slave owners and supporters to the cause of abolition. Therefore, the best choice is D.

Which of the Following Best Expresses the Belief of William