Owen Lovejoy and the Coalition for Equality

Co-directors of the Lovejoy Society, Jane Ann Moore and William F. Moore, have provided in this book a detailed summary of the work of the abolitionist Owen Lovejoy. More importantly, they document the ways Lovejoy collaborated with prominent African Americans, antislavery women, and liberal clergy to advance a vision of moral government fostered by a Christian political abolitionism in his adopted state of Illinois. Owen Lovejoy and the Coalition for Equality sheds light not only on Lovejoy's contributions to the movement against slavery and racial inequality but also on his relationship with other activists and the context within which he worked. As one would expect of a biography, it is arranged in a traditional chronological format that begins with Lovejoy's family background and then takes readers chapter by chapter through his life. Readers will be interested in the authors' exploration of Lovejoy's relationship with his brother, the abolitionist martyr Elijah

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