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Freedom of the press in colonial New York saga
Alexander McDougall defied arrest for libel after printing a scathing broadside attacking Lt. Gov Colden and the De Lancey faction. The case sparked a pro liberty rally by the Sons of Liberty, recalled the Zenger precedent, and highlighted tensions between press freedom and colonial authority.
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Worcester State College
American Antiquarian Society
Alexander McDougall
New York City
New York
James Parker
Colonial Assembly
Cadwallader Colden
McDougall
de Lancey
Parker
The
North Briton
Mahomet
Zenger
John Peter Zenger
Colden
Council
Assembly
Sons of Liberty
New-York Gazette
America