Attack on the office of the Alton Observer, lithograph from the Martyrdom of Lovejoy, by Henry Tanner, 1881
  On November 7, 1837, an angry mob attacked Lovejoy's office and killed him. Although several people were indicted for the crime, none were found guilty.
Attack on the office of the Alton Observer, lithograph
from the Martyrdom of Lovejoy, by Henry Tanner, 1881

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