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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Ramsden, Randi Julia |
| Title, Analytic | Shaping Identity: The History of German-Language Newspapers in Wisconsin |
| Journal Title | Wisconsin Magazine of History |
| Date of Publication | Fall 2016 |
| Volume ID | 100 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 28-43, ill. |
| View Online | http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/wmh/id/52450/show/52419/rec/3 |
| Abstract | Almost five and a half million immigrants arrived in the United States from the German Confederation and the German Empire between 1820 and 1910. By 1914, there were 66 German-language newspapers in Wisconsin serving the state's German immigrant communities. But when the US government declared war against Germany in 1917, these papers were declared a potential threat to national security. As the need for a unified American identity and the pressures of censorship grew, the decline of the German-language press in Wisconsin increased. Within the four years of the war, about 36 percent of these papers disappeared. This article chronicles the process by which German-language newspapers started as a side effect of German immigration and ended under the rise of patriotism, but ultimately proved to be a central influence in shaping Wisconsin culture. |
| Notes | 2 copies (original magazine and photocopy.) Includes bibliographical references. |
| Call Number | MKI P2017-02 |
| MKI Terms | Newspapers, German-American/ Wisconsin/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Ethnic identity/ 16th century/ 19th century/ World War, 1914-1918 |