Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Senior Scholars Paper (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. History Dept.
Advisor(s)
(unknown)
Abstract
The nation saw Lovejoy as representative of republican ideals; virtue. temperance. liberty, and self-sacrifice. Lovejoy had sacrificed his life for the Republic in defense of democratic values. Lovejoy was also a man who feared absolute power. It led him to despise Catholicism (under its Papal authority), fear immigration, and eventually despise the slaveholder. American's saw Lovejoy's stance against the mob as a truly republican act The Reverend Edward Beecher, President of Illinois College and close friend of Lovejoy, immediately recognized the significance of Lovejoy's death.
Keywords
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, republican ideals
Recommended Citation
Shirey, Scott, "Elijah Parish Lovejoy the Man and the Myth" (1998). Senior Scholar Papers. Paper 234.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/seniorscholars/234
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