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Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837.

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Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837.
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The Liberty bell

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839
Publisher: Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 326.4-L (The Liberty Bell)
Topics
Slavery -- United States
Antislavery movements -- United States
Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837
Genres
Illustrations
Physical Description
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR3725124-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11704608
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8d170700-c623-012f-3ca6-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1839: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-75d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-75d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-75d1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lovejoy the first martyr to American liberty. Murdered for asserting the freedom of the press at Alton Nov. 7, 1837.