Elijah Lovejoy Biography

Elijah Lovejoy biography

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NAME: Elijah Lovejoy
OCCUPATION: Journalist
BIRTH DATE: November 09, 1802
DEATH DATE: November 07, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH: Albion, Maine
PLACE OF DEATH: Alton, Illinois
Full Name: Elijah Parish Lovejoy

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Journalist Elijah Lovejoy staunchly defended his right to publish abolitionist material in his newspaper, and died at the hands of a proslavery mob in 1837.

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In 1827, Elijah Lovejoy became editor of the St. Louis Observer, a Presbyterian weekly. His strong antislavery messages were condemned in the slave state of Missouri, causing him to move his press to the free state of Illinois. Despite its new location, the printing press was a target for mob violence, and Lovejoy was killed in 1837, strengthening the abolitionist movement.