Answer:
The correct answer to the question: Which of the following terms accurately describes the author of this excerpt, would be: D: Abolitionist.
Step-by-step explanation:
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was an American social reformer, essayist and suffragist who was absolutely opposed to slavery and championed the idea of abolition of that institution. He was the published of a pro-abolitionist newspaper in Massachusetts, called "The Liberator", and which came into edition until the passage of the abolition of slavery, and he was also one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery society. Garrison was also best known for his support of the right to vote of women and he became one of the strongest voices supporting the women´s suffrage movement.