April 5th, 1932 – The Day Democracy Bled on the Steps of the Colonial Building

It was supposed to be a peaceful protest. But by the time the sun set on April 5th, 1932, the white pillars of the Colonial Building in St. John’s were stained with broken glass, blood, and the fury of a starving population. And somewhere behind the chaos, Newfoundland’s Prime Minister was running for his life—disguised, slipping out the back door like…