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The Few and the Many
Series title:Lands of the FreeHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):82812Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUEAccession:1984-0164Media:SoundPart:2 of 2Release date:1942-06-13Production company:National Broadcasting CompanyDescription:Radio program presented by the Inter-American University of the Air. Dramatization of the fight for representative government in the Spanish colonies Assuncion (or Assumption) and Ouzco during the 16th century.~The citizens of Asuncion are ready to fight to prevent a certain tyrant from becoming their governor. The king allowed them to choose their own governor. This was the first example of responsible government in America.~In Ouzco the town council has been holding questionable elections. When the new viceroy comes to inspect he finds that a few wealthy landowners control the government. He forces them to elect common citizens to the council. The announcer traces the steps in responsible government in other South American colonies and their counterparts in North America. <30mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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