At the beginning of the preface, William Lloyd Garrison is describing his first encounter with Frederick Douglass at an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, Mass. At this convention, Douglass spoke of his life under slavery, recounting the hardships he faced and speaking out against slavery. The audience felt very empathetic towards Douglass and what he was fighting for, as well as being impressed with the amount of intellect he presented to them. Garrison spoke out to the audience and asked them if they supported him in protecting Douglass from slave owners who wanted to capture him, and the audience bursted with positive responses. Garrison also recalls recruiting Douglass as an anti-slavery promoter in order to support the abolitionist
