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What were the religious, moral, and strategic motivations behind Elijah Lovejoy’s anti-slavery activism and journalism?
Did Elijah Lovejoy believe in ending slavery immediately, or did he prefer a slow, phased approach?
How did Lovejoy use his position as a newspaper editor to connect local incidents of violence in Missouri to the national debate on the morality of slavery?
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Did Lovejoy encourage violence toward slave owners?

No, but rather to influence public opinion

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Did Lovejoy ORIGINALLY prefer a gradual or quicker approach to ending slavery?

Gradual approach

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What type of editorials did Lovejoy post in the St. Louis Observer in his home state of Missouri ?

anti-slavery editorials 

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What did Lovejoy believe about slavery according to god?

sin/an evil against god

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What printing press did Lovejoy work at when he moved to Illinois?

Alton Observer

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How did Elijah Lovejoy die?

Mob shootout

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Why did Lovejoy create his newspaper?

To show people the wrongness of slavery

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How many mob attacks were there?

100 

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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.

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What did Lovejoy believe slavery enabled?

Crimes against Black people to go unpunished

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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.

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How many different printing presses did Elijah Lovejoy have?

4 printing presses

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How did Lovejoy view his anti-slavery activism?


Exercise of free speech and freedom of the press


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In what year did Lovejoy severely criticized slavery in his newspaper in the St.Louis Observer?

1833-1834

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What year did Elijah Lovejoy die?

1837