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SUMMARY:The Lovejoy Legacy: Proclamation through the Arts
LOCATION:LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church\, 2550 Rock Hill Rd.\, Woo
d River\, IL 62095
DESCRIPTION:On November 7\, 1837\, Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed in Alt
on by a pro-slavery mob. He was a minister and newspaper editor who us
ed his press to denounce slavery\, and he refused to be silenced even 
after mobs destroyed three of his presses. He died defending the fourt
h\, and his death made him a martyr to the abolitionist cause\, one th
at helped stir the conscience of a nation. He was also the first pasto
r of what is now LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church\, which still carr
ies his name. One day after the anniversary of his death\, the Vintage
Voices Players bring his story home to the congregation he helped beg
in.\n\nThe story isn&rsquo\;t told through Lovejoy himself. Five peopl
e whose lives were bound up with his tell it in first-person portrayal
s:\n\nCelia Lovejoy\, his widow\nWilliam &ldquo\;Scotch&rdquo\; Johnst
on\, a free Black man who secretly buried Lovejoy&rsquo\;s body\nAmand
a Kitchell Chavers\, whose freedom was bought when the people of Alton
came together to purchase it\nThomas Dimmock\, who led the effort to 
build the Lovejoy Monument\nIsaac H. Kelly\, the first official truste
e of Lovejoy&rsquo\;s grave\n\nThe 45-minute performance will be the c
enterpiece of our Sunday morning worship. A few songs and a brief welc
ome come before and after it\, and the whole morning runs a little ove
r an hour. You don&rsquo\;t need to be a churchgoer or know what to do
when. Come as you are\, sit wherever you like\, and bring anyone who 
loves local history\, the Metro East&rsquo\;s role in the fight agains
t slavery\, or a good story well told.\n\nStay afterward for donuts\, 
coffee and conversation.\n\nEvent details: https://www.riverbender.com
/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57879
URL:https://www.riverbender.com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57879
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