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elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and increasingly so against slavery, but also condemned inage the burning of francis mackintosh, a free black man in lovejoy, was forced to leave st louis and set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois free state. nevertheless, he was tracked down and months later killed. there, and his printing press famously thrown into the river. ■f4each of these events, lincoln highlights and i think importantly links them together as part of this abandonmentand d for in this country, which is if someone is guilty, there's a process we go through a judicial process. we don't just string people up on trees or shoot them or burn them. he goes on to1" of law and can hold americans together amid all of these disagreements and differences that that's all we have. and lincoln is not pro-slavery by anyf the imagination. he is definitely anti-slavery in ent. you can see that right from the start of his political career in the illinois legislatureabolitionists that hs against. risk. abolitionists are not popular. they are■ceittacked by p
elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and increasingly so against slavery, but also condemned inage the burning of francis mackintosh, a free black man in lovejoy, was forced to leave st louis and set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois free state. nevertheless, he was tracked down and months later killed. there, and his printing press famously thrown into the river. ■f4each of these events, lincoln highlights and i think importantly links them together as...
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and then we have the killing of the white elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and against slaveryin harsh languag macka free black man in■[ st lovejoy, was forced to leave st louis and set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was tracked down and months later killed. thrinting press famously thrown into the river. each of the highlights and i think importantly linksof this abandod for in this country, whic guil'a process we go through a judic jp on trees or shoot them or burn he goes on to explain why recourse to the rule of law and to the courts is the thing that ca hold americans together amid ofdifferences that that's all we have. and lincoln is not pro-slavery by any stretch of the imagination. he is definitely anti-slavery in sentiment. n see that right from the start of his political career in the resolutionof illinois legislature of 1837 against abolitionists that he protests against. that's taking a pic risk. abolitionists are not popular. they are being attacked by are part of the status quo. lincoln saw this as
and then we have the killing of the white elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and against slaveryin harsh languag macka free black man in■[ st lovejoy, was forced to leave st louis and set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was tracked down and months later killed. thrinting press famously thrown into the river. each of the highlights and i think importantly linksof this abandod for in this country, whic guil'a process we go...
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and at the end of it, elijah lovejoy, was that so?think that being shot that for being a newspaper editor just printing certain opinions it really made a big impression on the reading public back then you know just as i think it would so lovejoy was hailed and celebrate said not everywhere in country, of course, but among anti-slavery folks, he was hailed as an abolitionist. and he also inspire some people were not yet converted. so there are examples like john, for example, he was already on a trajectory towards abolition. abraham lincoln was anti slavery to one degree or another, but for both of these guys, the lovejoy murder was kind of a red line. it like, you know, we recognize that the slaveholding interests want to protect. but this is a point it never should have come to murdering a newspaper editor and free labor territory for printing abolitionist ideas. so you can see from that quotations up there that this is one of those moments in the 1830s that really electrified them and kind of sent them or propelled them further alon
and at the end of it, elijah lovejoy, was that so?think that being shot that for being a newspaper editor just printing certain opinions it really made a big impression on the reading public back then you know just as i think it would so lovejoy was hailed and celebrate said not everywhere in country, of course, but among anti-slavery folks, he was hailed as an abolitionist. and he also inspire some people were not yet converted. so there are examples like john, for example, he was already on a...
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elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and increasingly so condemned in harsh language the burning3ntosh, a free black man in strced to lead set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was track down and months later killed. there, and his printing press famously thrown into the river. each of these events, lincoln highlights and i think importantly links them together as part of this abandonment of what washington and country, whf someone i's a process we go through a judicial process. we don't trees or shoot them orn them. explain why recourse to the rule ow courtst can amid all of these disagreements and have. and lincoln is not pro-slav stre imagination. hes anti-slavery in sentiment. you can see that right from the start of his political career in legislature of 1837 against against. that's taking a politicalistheyy people are part of the status quo. lincn saw th as the giving up to the passions rather than as reason must be our salvation. otherw prey to these passions will lead the nation to comwh suicide. it istafeatu
elijah lovejoy, who wrote very vehemently and increasingly so condemned in harsh language the burning3ntosh, a free black man in strced to lead set up his print shop in alton, illinois, a southern part of illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was track down and months later killed. there, and his printing press famously thrown into the river. each of these events, lincoln highlights and i think importantly links them together as part of this abandonment of what washington and country, whf...
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lovejoy.so he an anti-slavery newspaper editor. he was originally from maine. he moved to saint, missouri, and he began publishing this abolitionist newspaper. and missouri of course, was slave territory. and his opinions were not popular. he was threatened with violence and mobs would attack his equipment and all of this kind of thing. so eventually it got to the point where he thought, okay, i'll move in to free territory. supposedly into illinois, into the townf illinois. and this just on the other side of the mississippi river. but why he fndas that the majority white public opinion even in allinois was anti so they did not like what he was saying in newspaper. they asked hp with words. st, but later with, violence. and there were ser attempts atck his warehouse. he kept his staff. he had to order arinting presses and this kind of thing over the years. and in 1837 finally he ordered his last new priinpress because a mob assembled when that press was delivered, u know, and destroying the pr
lovejoy.so he an anti-slavery newspaper editor. he was originally from maine. he moved to saint, missouri, and he began publishing this abolitionist newspaper. and missouri of course, was slave territory. and his opinions were not popular. he was threatened with violence and mobs would attack his equipment and all of this kind of thing. so eventually it got to the point where he thought, okay, i'll move in to free territory. supposedly into illinois, into the townf illinois. and this just on...
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elijah lovejoy, who increasinglo against slavery, but also condemned in harsh language the burning ofntos a free black man in sto leave st d set up his print shop in alton, ■/ illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was tracked there, and his printing press famoly thrown into the river. each of these events, lincoln highlits and i think importantly links them together as part of this ab]andonment of what washington and others hoped foin this country, which is if someone is guilty, ther's a process we go through a judicial process. we don't just string people up on trees or shoot them or burn them. he goes on toxplain why recourse to the rule of law and to the courts is the thing that can hold americans together amid all of these disagreements and differences that that's all we have. and lincoln is not pro-slavery by any stretch of the imagination. he is definitely anti-slavery in sentiment. you can see that right from the starof his polthe resolutions os legislature of 1837 against abolitionists that he protests agolitical risk. abolitionists are not popular. they are being attacked
elijah lovejoy, who increasinglo against slavery, but also condemned in harsh language the burning ofntos a free black man in sto leave st d set up his print shop in alton, ■/ illinois. a free state. nevertheless, he was tracked there, and his printing press famoly thrown into the river. each of these events, lincoln highlits and i think importantly links them together as part of this ab]andonment of what washington and others hoped foin this country, which is if someone is guilty, ther's a...