Elijah Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a little-known historical figure from the anti-slavery movement in the years leading up to the U.S. Civil War. This board is a place to capture images from his life, era and region, plus examples of the many courageous journalists who continue his legacy today.
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Browse Hundreds of Documents Submitted by Enslaved People Petitioning for Freedom
O Say Can You See: Early Washington, DC Law and Family: Collects, digitizes, makes accessible, and analyzes legal records and case files between 1800 and 1862; showcases the diversity of strategies that black people living in DC used to gain freedom through the courts in the antebellum period.
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