''Der Proletarier'' ('The Proletarian') was a
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
socialist weekly newspaper published from
Chicago, the
United States.
It began publishing in mid-1853, and was the first German-language socialist organ in the city.
The newspaper was an initiative of a small group of German socialists who had fled to the United States following the defeat of the
1848 revolution
The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...
.
Henry Rösch served as the editor of the ''Der Proletarier''.
J. Karlen was another of the key figures of the newspaper.
See also
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German language newspapers in the United States
In the period from the 1830s until the First World War, dozens of German-language newspapers in the United States were published. Although the first German immigrants had arrived by 1700, most German-language newspapers flourished during the era o ...
References
1853 establishments in Illinois
German-language newspapers published in Illinois
Defunct German-language newspapers published in the United States
Socialist newspapers
Defunct newspapers published in Chicago
Newspapers established in 1853
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