<I>A Memorial of the Martyred Lovejoy</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1837
name: label: Written by
content: David Root
label: Subject of
content: Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American, 1802 - 1837
notes: label: Description
content: A printed copy of a sermon given by Rev. David Root at the memorial of Elijah Parish Lovejoy who was killed by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois. The sermon is printed on off white paper with black text. Handwritten in black ink at the top of the document is “25.” Printed at the top of the document is [A MEMORIAL OF THE / MARTYRED LOVEJOY: IN A DISCOURSE BY REV. DAVID ROOT. / Delivered in Dover, N. H. – Published by Request]. The back of the document is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Oratory
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.40
objectType: label: Type
content: sermons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/16 x 5 5/16 in. (20.5 x 13.5 cm)