WHO WAS OWEN LOVEJOY?

Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) was:

 

the brother of Elijah Lovejoy (who was the martyr for the freedom of the press) a Congregational minister Princeton, Illinois 1839-1856 fearless leader in the Underground Railroad an effective political coalition builder an eminent opponent of the Slave Power an enthusiastic family man a gifted orator a compassionate, congenial, practical, undaunted man a leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress 1856-1864 “the true hero of the antislavery movement” Abraham Lincoln’s best friend