Nov 07 2008
Subversive Historian – 11/07/08
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The Death Elijah Parish Lovejoy by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and seventy-one years ago on this day in people’s history, Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob. On November 7th, 1837 the abolitionist martyr met his fate defending his printing press and the right it enabled him to express his anti-slavery views. Lovejoy, a white …
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The Death Elijah Parish Lovejoy by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and seventy-one years ago on this day in people’s history, Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob. On November 7th, 1837 the abolitionist martyr met his fate defending his printing press and the right it enabled him to express his anti-slavery views. Lovejoy, a white …
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