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This article, published December 1, 1917 in the Topeka Journal, covers the ruling by the Kansas Attorney General, S.M. Brewster, that German Americans who had not yet naturalized could not hold constitutional or statutory offices in Kansas. In addition, the article mentions that the Attorney General's office contended that un-naturalized German citizens would not be allowed to vote as long as the U.S. and Germany remained hostile enemies.
Creator: Topeka Journal
Date: December 1, 1918
This article can be used to help students understand the hardships un-naturalized German Americans faced during World War I.
KS: 11th: 1.7.: challenges German Americans faced in Kansas during World War I
Item Number: 213499
Call Number: K 341.3, Clipp., v.1, p. 1-123, Sedition, espionage, etc.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213499
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1877-1930 (Kansas_Benchmark 1) - German Americans (Indicator 7) - Discrimination
Date - 1910s - 1917
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs
Military - Wars - World War I - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - European Americans - Germans
People - Notable Kansans - Brewster, Sardius Mason
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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