In 1837 the villain in ALTON, a paid pro-slavery lobbyist, handed Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Editor of The Alton Observer, a devil's ultimatum: "Sacrifice... > Lire la suite
In 1837 the villain in ALTON, a paid pro-slavery lobbyist, handed Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Editor of The Alton Observer, a devil's ultimatum: "Sacrifice your values. Give up your commitment to free speech. Abandon your newspaper and leave Alton. Or stay.