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Elijah Lovejoy- Manas Agrawal

Elijah Lovejoy- Manas Agrawal. November 9, 1802- November 7, 1837 Died at age 34 Started the St. Louis Observer to promote his abolitionist cause Member of the Anti-Slavery Society in Alton, IL

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Elijah Lovejoy- Manas Agrawal

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  1. Elijah Lovejoy-Manas Agrawal • November 9, 1802- November 7, 1837 • Died at age 34 • Started the St. Louis Observer to promote his abolitionist cause • Member of the Anti-Slavery Society in Alton, IL • Began the Alton Observer to advocate slavery after the St. Louis Observer was burned down by a white mob

  2. Elijah Lovejoy • Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award was established in 1952 to reward journalists who pursue fearlessness • “As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.”

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