Elijah Parish Lovejoy
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican minister, journalist, and abolitionist (1802-1837)
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Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. After his murder by a mob, he became a martyr to the abolitionist cause opposing slavery in the United States. He was also hailed as a defender of free speech and freedom of the press.
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![Reverend David Nelson influenced Lovejoy's antislavery views.[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Rev_David_Nelson_MD.jpg/1280px-Rev_David_Nelson_MD.jpg)
Reverend David Nelson influenced Lovejoy's antislavery views.[11]
Wood engraving of the pro-slavery mob setting fire to Gilman & Godfrey's warehouse
Mid-19th century memorial card with Lovejoy's silhouette
Elijah Lovejoy grave as it appeared in 2009
The 110-foot tall Elijah P. Lovejoy monument, in Alton, IllinoisJournalists from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1802 to 1837 · aged 34
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