Word: loverjoy
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...Phillips's maiden speech was at Lynn in 1837, but he first established his position as one of the foremost orators of his time in a speech delivered the same year in Faneuil Hall, at a meeting called to express indignation at the killing of Loverjoy. From that time on he was the champion of the anti-slavery movement, using his unequalled powers of oratory in its cause. The fight was over when Lincoln called for volunteers, and the abolitionists came into popular favor...
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