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French salute Zola's stand for justice

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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 19980112
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Some headlines report history and others make history. Emile Zola's "J'Accuse" did both.

The celebrated author's thundering accusation of anti-Semitism and a coverup by the French military galvanized public opinion in favor of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain falsely accused of spying for the Germans, and launched the campaign that led to his release.

A century after it was published on Jan. 13, 1898, Zola's fiery plea for justice is being commemorated with a flurry of commemorative events. French President Jacques Chirac and Premier Lionel Jospin are to see Zola's 35-page manuscript ...

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