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Elijah Lovejoy was anti-slavery martyr in Illinois

November 7, 2023

By Tom Emery Abolitionists such as Elijah Lovejoy were not in the mainstream of 1830s society in Illinois. But Lovejoy met the challenge head on.

Source: stauntonstartimes.com

November 7, 2022

On November 7, 1837, an abolitionist named Elijah Parish Lovejoy was killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois.

Source: wttw.com