Overview
The history of the fight for free press has never been more vital in our own time, when journalists are targeted as āenemies of the people.ā In this brilliant and rigorously researched history, award-winning journalist and author KenĀ Ellingwood animates the life and times of abolitionist newspaper editor Elijah Lovejoy.
First to FallĀ illuminates this flawed yet heroic figure who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for free press rights in a timeĀ when theĀ FirstĀ Amendment offered little protection for those who daredĀ toĀ critique Americaās āpeculiar institution.ā
Culminating in Lovejoyās dramatic clashes with the pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinoisāwho were destroying printingĀ press after printing pressāFirst to FallĀ will bring Lovejoy, his supportersĀ and his enemiesĀ toĀ life during the raucous 1830s at the edge of slave country. It wasĀ a bloody period of innovation, conflict, violent politics, and painful soul-searching over pivotal issues of morality and justice.
In the tradition of books likeĀ The Arc of Justice,Ā First to FallĀ elevates a compelling, socially urgent narrative that has never received the attention it deserves.Ā The book willĀ aimĀ toĀ do no less thanĀ rescue Lovejoy from the footnotes of history and restore him as a martyr whose death was not only a catalyst for widespread abolitionist action, but also inaugurated the movementĀ toward the free press protections we cherish so dearlyĀ today.
This book title, First to Fall (Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery) - 9781639364619, ISBN: 9781639364619, by Ken Ellingwood, published by Pegasus Books (June 13, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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