Presse ist frei, Die. Censorship must never be reintroduced. Extra supplement to…
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Presse ist frei, Die.

Censorship must never be reintroduced. Extra supplement to the Frankfurter Journal No. 65. Sunday, March 5, 1848. Frankfurt, Heller and Rohm 1848. 4°. 2 pp. Important historical document of the 1848 Revolution: extra sheet with the proclamation of the Mayor and Council of the Free City of Frankfurt on the abolition of press censorship "by constitutional resolution of the legislative assembly". - In the following newspaper article, the revolutionary events in Wiesbaden are described in detail and the outcome empathetically celebrated. This is followed by short reports on the events in Switzerland and Italy. - With marginal holes and tears, somewhat foxed and dusty, centerfold.

1800 

Presse ist frei, Die.

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