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Elijah Lovejoy Murdered (1802-1837)

Who?

  • Pro- Slavery V. Anti- Slavery
  • The mob was made of people who were pro- slavery.

What?

  • Elijah Lovejoy was an abolitionist.

Where?

  • Elijah Lovejoy was murdered due to his newspaper articles that promoted anti- slavery.
  • Elijah had begun publishing his articles in Missouri where him and his family were seen as a threat.
  • The mob didn't intentionally mean to kill Elijah, although they barged into his printing warehouse to destroy his printing press to prevent further development of anti- slavery articles.
  • There for they moved to Illinois to escape the violence.
  • Elijah was murdered in Alton, Illinois.

When?

Why?

  • His murder happened at the beginning of the abolition movement.
  • For some Elijah's murder is considered to be the first battle of the Civil War.
  • Elijah Lovejoy was murdered on November 7, 1837
  • It helped stimulate abolitionist movements.
  • Elijah used publishing to promote the ideals of human dignity, and freedom.
  • After Elijah's death it rocked the foundation of American Religion.

Facts

Work Cited

  • Elijah was killed 2 days before his birthday.
  • His middle name was Parish.
  • No one had spoken over Elijah's death,except young state representative Abraham Lincoln.
  • There had been 3 prior attacks on Elijah Lovejoy before his murder.
  • 'National Abolitionist Hall of Fame Museum." N.p., n.d Web. 3 Dec. 2015
  • Nammari, Nadia. "The Life of Elijah Prish Lovejoy." n.P., N.D Web. 3 Dec. 2015
  • Kim Soun, Monica Gamino.
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