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Remember Anna Zenger

Remember Anna Zenger

Broadcast: October 18, 1949
Added: Oct 02 2018

As the publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, John Peter Zenger, was accused, seized and thrown into prison for four counts of seditious libel. He was innocent of the crimes, as he didn't write the content himself, however, he still spent nine miserable months behind bars, whilst his wife, Anna Zenger, worked tirelessly to continue publishing the weekly journal. This is her story, and her fight for freedom of the press...