Paper Sword

Records the murder in 1850 of James King, a newspaper editor who exposed the corruption of municipal government officials in his news columns and editorials. Explains that, because King could not be bribed or intimidated, the criminals attacked and killed him. Points out that the murder incited a sweeping reform movement.

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