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' I Plant Myself...Down on My Unquestionable Rights': Elijah Lovejoy's Fatal Stand for Freedom
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| Title | ' I Plant Myself...Down on My Unquestionable Rights': Elijah Lovejoy's Fatal Stand for Freedom |
| Abstract | Article tells the story of Elijah Lovejoy, St. Louis abolitionist. His impassioned denunciations of slavery in his newspaper, The Observer, incurred the wrath of pro-slavery elements. Lovejoy moved his presses across the river to Alton, Illinois but an angry mob attacked him there, killing Lovejoy and destroying his presses. His death served to mobilize abolitionists to take action and added to the growing strife that would cause the Civil War. |
| Date | October 1, 2006 |
| Source | Missouri Historical Review |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 101 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page | 48-55 |
| Local Subject | Slavery
Lovejoy, Elijah P.
Abolitionists
Saint Louis, Missouri
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 216552 |
| CONTENTdm number | 19878 |
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