lovejoy. the crowd had learned earlier that day that lovejoy had received a new printing press that would make it possible, possible for him to resume the publication of his anti-slavery newspaper "the observer." lovejoy had moved across the river to illinois from st. louis in 1836, believing that he would be safer expressing his anti-slavery views in the free state of illinois, rather than the slave state of missouri, but alton was a pro-slavery community in a free state. its character was much different than the yankees owen lovejoy had grown up with and his brother elijah p. lovejoy had grown up with, in maine. lovejoy soon came to recognize, however, that there was real danger and he was courting very real problems for himself even in alton. he had written a letter earlier to his mother saying, "it is harder to fight valiantly for the truth when i risk not only my own comfort, ease and reputation, and even life, but that of a beloved one as well. i have a family that is dependent upon me,

with some exceptions, like owen lovejoy. but the fact of the matter is, there were numerous accounts of fugitive slaves escaping. there were -- some sections of newspapers had reward posters, advertisement after advertisement, talking about it, but in addition, newspapers were keen on giving accounts of fugitive slaves who were escaping. a court case that was going on. and full-blown abolitionists took the opportunity to insert stories in newspapers of the american anti-slavery society had publications that were, of course, designed to speak solely to the subject of anti-slavery issues. and many of the people who wrote stories for these kind of journals were very clear about their commitment and their organization with others. so there were a variety of ways in slave states, most of them of course could not read or write, but some fugitive -- some slaves could read and write, and they would sometimes get a hold of newspapers, even on a plantation, and would become aware of the underground railroad that way. >> that addresses

eastern, a republican congressman and abolitionist owen lovejoy who used his home as a stop on the underground railroad. at 9:00, a history professor teaches a class on the early 19th century abolitionist and women's suffrage movements at ohio state university. at 10:30 p.m., abolitionist john willis menard, elected to the u.s. congress in 1868. and although never seated, was the first african-american to address the house chamber. american history tv in primetime all this week on c-span3. and on our companion network, c-span2, book tv's weekend programs in primetime. tonight a look at some of the world's outstanding scientific minds. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, kitty ferguson on theoretical physicist and author steven hawking, an unfettered mind. at 9:00, george dyson talks about the realization of alan turing's theoretical universal machine in the 1940s and '50s. at 10:30, john girtner traces some of the 20th century's most important inventions. book tv in primetime all week on c-span2. >> between 1971 and 1973, president richard nixon secretly recorded nearly 4,000 hours of phone calls a

first, the life of abolitionist owen lovejoy who served in congress leading up to and during the civil war. then a discussion on the w abolitionist and women's suffrage movement. and the story of john willis the menard, the first s. c african-american elected to the u.s. congress. >>> between 1971 and 1973 president richard nixon secretly recorded therly 4,000 hours of phone calls and meetings. >> always agree on theme little things, and then you hold on thh big one. hell, i've done this so often in conversations with people. i'll say we concede that and make them all feel good but don't give them the big one. >> every saturday on c-span radio hear more of t

first, the life of abolitionist owen lovejoy who served in congress leading up to and during the civil war. then a discussion on the abolitionist and women's suffrage movements. later, the story of john willis menard, who was the first african-american elected to the u.s. congress. >> between 1971 and 1973, president rhythm are richard nation son secretly recorded nearly 4,000 hours of phone calls and meetings. >> always agree on the middle things. then you hold on the big one. hell, i've done this so often in conversations with people. i say, i will concede that, make them all feel good, then don't give them the big one. >> every saturday this month hear more of the nixon tapes including discussions with future presidents, key white house advisers, saturdays at 6:00 p.m. eastern. hear conversations with gerald ford, ronald reagan, and george h.w. bush. in washington, d.c., listen at 90.1 fm. on xm, channel 119. at cspanradio.org. >>> now a conversation on the abolitionist movement and the underground railroad. republican congressman owen lovejoy used his home in princeton, illinois, a