Elijah Lovejoy’s Life And Tumultuous Times Get Their Due In ‘First To Fall’
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
April 22, 202125m 33s
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Show Notes
Abolitionist newspaper editor Elijah Lovejoy became the first American journalist slain for his work when he was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in 1837 Alton. Journalist Ken Ellingwood discusses his life and times.