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However, while the protest movement was largely suppressed, the events inspired locals to found the newspaper the <i>Manchester Guardian</i> in 1821, which becomes the <i>Guradian</i> of today. Protests eventually become non-violent in focus, with writing being the key vehicle of protest. Writers such as John Taylor and others begin to call for greater government reforms using the <i> Guardinan</i> as their key mouthpiece, making the paper ultimately become a key voice for later reforms and later protestors and activists who began to use the events and founding of the newspaper to eventually begin to convince the British government to reform and create a more inclusive democracy.<ref>For more on the founding <i>Guardian</i> and its connection to the Peterloo events, see: Read, D., 1973. <i>Peterloo: the “massacre” and its background</i>. Manchester U.P., Manchester. </ref>

====Key Characters====

Samuel Bamford: He is considered a radical reformer who called for the repeal of the Corn Laws and greater democratic participation. He had been put in jail for treason but released by the government. He is one of the lead organizers of the 1819 protests and after the events of Peterloo he was arrested again. However, the events heavily influence his thinking on protests and non-violent movements, advocating for less violent means to change the government. He later used his writing to protest against government action.<ref>For more on Bamford, see: Bamford, S., Poole, R., 2000. <i>The diaries of Samuel Bamford</i>. Sutton, Stroud.</ref>