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      The Law and Mob Law in Attacks on Antislavery Newspapers, 1833–1860

      Law and History Review
      Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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          Two months after a mob in Alton, Illinois, killed abolitionist editor Elijah Lovejoy and destroyed his fourth press, a jury acquitted several assailants accused of rioting. By the time that the trials commenced in January 1838, the defenses had all been publicly aired; indeed, they had been rehearsed in print and at well-attended meetings long before the attack occurred. The mob's leaders had taken special care over several months to lay a legal foundation for their action; most notably, the Illinois attorney general led the pre-attack rhetorical justification and the post-attack courtroom defense. In the end, the jury found that resorting to forcible measures in such circumstances did not clearly fall outside the law.

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                Journal
                Law and History Review
                Law hist. rev.
                Cambridge University Press (CUP)
                0738-2480
                1939-9022
                2006
                August 18 2010
                2006
                : 24
                : 3
                : 559-600
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                10.1017/S0738248000000808
                a7483c95-a524-479b-9c18-df8ead8c8692
                © 2006

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