"Elijah Lovejoy was considered a martyr by the abolition movement, and in his name, his brother Owen Lovejoy became the leader of the Illinois abolitionists. His murder was a sign of the increasing tension within the country leading up to the Civil War, and it is for this reason that he is considered to be the 'first casualty of the Civil War.'"
I like this comic. Fairfax Underground battles would be like this if we weren't fighting on the internet.
http://nvansciver.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/elijah-lovejoy-november-7th-1837-part-one/
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