What were the religious, moral, and strategic motivations behind Elijah Lovejoy’s anti-slavery activism and journalism?
Did Lovejoy encourage violence toward slave owners?
No, but rather to influence public opinion
Did Lovejoy ORIGINALLY prefer a gradual or quicker approach to ending slavery?
Gradual approach
What type of editorials did Lovejoy post in the St. Louis Observer in his home state of Missouri ?
anti-slavery editorials
What did Lovejoy believe about slavery according to god?
sin/an evil against god
What printing press did Lovejoy work at when he moved to Illinois?
Alton Observer
How did Elijah Lovejoy die?
Mob shootout
Why did Lovejoy create his newspaper?
To show people the wrongness of slavery
How many mob attacks were there?
100
After Lovejoy left missouri, which free state did he move to, to post anti-slave editorials in the alton observer?
City of alton in Illinois.
What did Lovejoy believe slavery enabled?
Crimes against Black people to go unpunished
What did Lovejoy do after the first mobs attacked and destroyed his press?
He rebuilt his press and continued to spread his articles on anti-slavery.
How many different printing presses did Elijah Lovejoy have?
4 printing presses
How did Lovejoy view his anti-slavery activism?
Exercise of free speech and freedom of the press
In what year did Lovejoy severely criticized slavery in his newspaper in the St.Louis Observer?
1833-1834
What year did Elijah Lovejoy die?
1837