Abolitionist Publisher Spoke Out Against Slavery, Lost His Life for Principle of Freedom of Speech

America was built in part by ordinary Americans who put themselves and their lives on the line for eternal principles such as equality and justice. People like Elijah Parrish Lovejoy (1802-1837). He “was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor, and abolitionist. He was shot and killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, duri…