At a gathering in Massachusetts on July 4, 1854, the eminent abolitionist _____________ burned a copy of the U.S. Constitution, uttering the words: "So perish all compromises with tyranny."
A) Elizabeth Margaret Chandler
B) Lucretia Mott
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Angelina Grimke
E) John Brown

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William Lloyd Garrison was the abolitionist who burned a copy of the U.S. Constitution on July 4, 1854, as a dramatic protest against slavery, declaring it a pact with slavery and tyranny.

At a Gathering in Massachusetts on July 4, 1854, the Eminent