Elijah P. Lovejoy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor freedom of the press
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1802-11-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Alton_Cemetery
gptkbp:children three children
gptkbp:contributedTo anti-slavery literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1837-11-07
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_College
gptkbp:famousFor his opposition to slavery
gptkbp:foughtAgainst slavery
gptkbp:foughtIn abolition of slavery
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Alton_Observer
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early advocate for civil rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elijah P. Lovejoy
gptkbp:impact gptkb:American_journalism
gptkbp:influenced civil rights movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Lloyd_Garrison
gptkbp:inspiration future journalists
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Quaker_beliefs
gptkbp:isKnownFor his writings against slavery
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy a martyr
gptkbp:isVisitedBy pro-slavery advocates
gptkbp:knownFor anti-slavery journalism
gptkbp:legacy martyr for abolitionism
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Alton_Observer
gptkbp:occupation journalist
abolitionist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:religion Presbyterianism
gptkbp:role editor
gptkbp:spouse Mary Lovejoy
gptkbp:wasA publisher
writer
political activist
social reformer
public figure
public speaker
freedom fighter
human rights advocate
historical martyr
historical activist
civil rights advocate
social justice advocate
editorialist
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn 19th century America
gptkbp:wasPartOf abolitionist movement
gptkbp:wrote pro-slavery mob