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Elijah Parish Lovejoy

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... Wikipedia
Born: November 9, 1802, Albion, ME
Assassinated: November 7, 1837, Alton, IL
Siblings: Owen Lovejoy
Children: 2