Elijah Parish Lovejoy headstone

Identifier:
2073  
Object ID:
998.1980.3085.2428
Catalog:
Photos
Title:
Elijah Parish Lovejoy headstone
Description:
Black and white photograph of a burial plaque for Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Reads Editor Alton Observer, lists place of birth Albion, ME Nov 8, 1802 , Place of beath Alton, Ill Nov 7, 1837. The Elijah Parish Lovejoy is written in script under the bust. Under that reads A martyr to liberty. Concludes with a quote "I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery and by the blessing of God I will never turn back."
Creator:
Spiker, LaRue
Collection:
LaRue Spiker Collection

Citation

Spiker, LaRue , “Elijah Parish Lovejoy headstone,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 20, 2025, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/1707.Item 2073

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