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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Stohs, Christopher |
| Title, Analytic | Defending "Deutschthum:" The Germania's Bennett Law Coverage |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2017 |
| Volume ID | 52 |
| Location in Work | 91-116 |
| View Online | https://doi.org/10.17161/ygas.v52i |
| Abstract | The 1889 Bennett Law passed by the Republicans-led Wisconsin legislature required schools to teach core subjects like writing, math and U. S. History in English, an affront to many parochial schools that used German. In 1890 German Catholics and Lutherans cooperated to elect Democrats. German-language newspapers, particularly the Protestant "Germania," were instrumental in convincing Lutherans that voting for Democrats was a defense of their religious freedom and German-American culture. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Bennett Law (Wisconsin)/ Journalism/ Newspapers, German-American/ Schools/ Language, German |