Joseph Howe : The Tribune of Nova Scotia

Collaborateurs : Biggs, Julian | Glover, Guy | Office national du film du Canada

Howe, Joseph, -- 1804-1873.Statesmen -- Nova Scotia -- Biography.Canada -- History -- 1791-1841.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Atlantic Region.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Politics and Government.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Portraits.Law and Crime -- Legal System, Personnel and Proceedings.Law and Crime -- Portraits.Media and Communication -- Historical Perspectives.Media and Communication -- Journalism and News Reporting.Media and Communication -- Portraits.Media and Communication -- Print Media and Publishing.Media and Communication -- Social Issues.Afficher 8 supplémentaires

The printed word was his weapon, the courtroom his duelling ground. On March 1st, 1834, when Joseph Howe, editor of the Nova Scotian and champion of the reform, stood before a court on a charge of seditious libel, no lawyer dared defend him. So he defended himself and won a victory for freedom of the press.

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