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Original - Emile Zola's famous public letter "J'Accuse" to the president of France in protest against the mishandling of the Dreyfus Affair, 1898.
Reason
This might qualify as the most famous newspaper editorial of all time: Emile Zola was France's leading writer, the Dreyfus Affair was its most famous scandal, and Zola published this public condemnation of the government in order to force his own prosecution for libel, so that he could raise evidence in defense of Dreyfus that had been suppressed from Dreyfus's case. Sounds convoluted? It was, but it wasn't a passing scandal either; the affair was a landmark in the history of antisemitism and Zionism. High resolution legible file; English translation available at Wikisource. The headline reads I accuse...! Letter to the president of the republic from Emile Zola
Articles this image appears in
Dreyfus affair, J'accuse (letter), L'Aurore
Creator
Emile Zola

Promoted Image:J’accuse.jpg --Dengero (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]