HIST1094 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Karl Kautsky, Erfurt Program, Universal Suffrage
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J"a(cid:272)(cid:272)use (cid:271)y e(cid:373)ile zola: addressed to french president felix faure, about the dreyfus trial unlawful jailing of alfred dreyfus (french army officer) for espionage case of anti-semitism, accuse lt. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul. Let them dare, then, to bring me before a court of law and let the enquiry take place in broad daylight! Erfurt program by karl kautsky: talks of what the social democratic party of germany calls for. Religion is only a private affair no weight in government. Free education, free admin of justice, free medical attendance. No child labor, max 8 hour work days, no night work: wanted to get there through voting not an overthrow like lenin. Southern horrors by ida wells: shows corruption/atrocities in the south, unjust accusations and trials of blacks for killing/raping (mostly these two) white people.
