Abstract

This contemporary wood engraving suggests the need for secrecy and trust among comrades as Social Democrats battled the provisions of the Anti-Socialist Law between 1878 and 1890.

Socialist “Conspirators” (1879)

Source

Source: “Mole’s Work” – Berlin socialist leaders in secret consultation. Wood engraving (1879)
bpk-Bildagentur, image number 30012800. For rights inquiries, please contact Art Resource at requests@artres.com (North America) or bpk-Bildagentur at kontakt@bpk-bildagentur.de (for all other countries).

Recommended Citation

Socialist “Conspirators” (1879), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1448> [April 26, 2024].

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