Newark Evening News - December 16, 1919

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Title	Newark Evening News - December 16, 1919
Creator	Unknown
Source	Unknown. Newark Evening News. 16 December 1919. Graebner, Theodore Collection. Concordia Historical Institute, St. Louis, Missouri.
Description	A newspaper clipping from the Newark Evening News entitled "Demand Prohibition of German Speech". The article discussed a recent meeting of the American Legion and their decision to ban the use of the German language from all public gatherings. Following World War I, anti-German sentiments rose across the county. Some states passed legislation forbidding the teaching of German in both public and private schools. The Lutheran Church was divided by the conflict on conducting services and religious instruction in German.
Subject LCSH	World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion; World War, 1914-1918--Religious aspects; German language; American Legion
Subject Local	WWI; World War I
Contributing Institution	Concordia Historical Institute
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Date Original	December 16, 2019
Language	English