The German Audience for theU.S. Declaration of Independence
Presenter: Emily Sneff. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately after being adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the document was translated into German. Join Dr. Emily Sneff to learn about the first German-language broadsides and newspaper printings of the Declaration, the […]
