Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837) was a Presbyterian minister in St. Louis, Missouri. He began publishing a religious newspaper, The St. Louis Observer, and advocating the abolition of slavery. He moved to Alton, Illinois, in July of 1836, after his press was attacked by a mob. He actively supported the Anti-Slavery Society of Illinois, which enraged many of the citizens. Even after three presses had been destroyed, he continued to publish the Alton Observer. On November 7, 1837, a mob attacked the warehouse where a new press was being stored, and Lovejoy was killed. This article reports on a meeting to be held in Shelburne, Massachusetts, in response to this episode which helped galvanize the anti-slavery movement. The Gazette & Mercury was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 27, 1837, to July 13, 1841, when it changed its name to the Gazette & Courier.
Slavery Notice. Greenfield Gazette and Mercury, December 19, 1837. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-022/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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