Faith to Freedom Daily: Hampshire Colony Congregational Church – Princeton, IL
Rev. Lovejoy started Hampshire Colony Congregational Church shortly after he arrived in Princeton, IL. A staunch abolitionist, Rev. Lovejoy also served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives where he defended emancipation in the face of stiff proslavery forces.
Siebert, Wilbur H. “The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom.” New York: The Macmillan Company, London: Macmillan & Co., LTD., 1898.
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