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Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. After his murder by a mob, he died and it helped the abolitionist cause opposing slavery in the United States. He was also hailed as a defender of free speech and freedom of the press.
22 de mar. de 2024 · Elijah P. Lovejoy was an American newspaper editor and martyred abolitionist who died in defense of his right to print antislavery material in the period leading up to the American Civil War (1861–65).
Learn about the life and legacy of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a Presbyterian minister and abolitionist who was killed by a pro-slavery mob in 1837. Explore his biography, documents, photos, and related items at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.
27 de may. de 2021 · INSKEEP: Elijah Lovejoy - a newspaper editor in the 1800s who wrote against slavery and was killed for it. Telling that American story in an authoritarian country so affected Ellingwood that he...
4 de may. de 2021 · It focuses on the life and work of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a Presbyterian minister who worked at abolitionist papers in the Midwest. In May 1836, the paper he edited, the St. Louis Observer, was destroyed by a pro-slavery mob. He soon moved to nearby Alton, Illinois, and launched the Alton Observer.
On November 7, 1837, Elijah Parish Lovejoy was killed by a pro-slavery mob while defending the site of his anti-slavery newspaper the St Louis Observer. His death both deeply affected many individuals who opposed slavery and greatly strengthened the cause of abolition. Elijah Parish Lovejoy, 1802-1837, printer and abolitionist…
18 de may. de 2018 · The death of the American newspaper editor and abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837) at the hands of a mob in Illinois gave the antislavery cause its first martyr. Elijah P. Lovejoy was born at Albion, Maine, on Nov. 9, 1802, the son of a Presbyterian minister.
