- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Written by
- Root, David
- Subject of
- Lovejoy, Elijah Parish, American, 1802 - 1837
- Date
- 1837
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/16 x 5 5/16 in. (20.5 x 13.5 cm)
- Description
- 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 printed
- Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sermons
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Christianity
- Mass media
- Oratory
- Religion
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




