The autobiography of Elijah P. Marrs, “The Life and History of Elijah P. Marrs, First Pastor of Beargrass Baptist Church and Author” (1885) is a narration of an African American who was a ...

A crowd listens to a Lovejoy Day speaker at the Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument in Alton on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. The yearly homage to Alton journalist and anti-slavery martyr Elijah P. Lovejoy was ...