Average German Citizens speak Truth to Power

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Abstract

In the Nazi terror state, the law made the utterance of a true statement about the Holocaust, atrocities, corrupt leaders or the course of the war, a criminal act punishable by imprisonment or death. In such a climate of fanaticism, denunciation, terror courts, and concentration camps, what made average citizens, despite the risks, speak truth to power? This presentation will consider the stories of average Germans whose conscience compelled them to speak out against the regime, even when speaking or writing a few truthful sentences could cost the ultimate price.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Sep 24 2015
EventCAHSS Intellectual Conversations - Nova Southeastern University, Davie, United States
Duration: Jul 1 2015Jun 30 2016

Seminar

SeminarCAHSS Intellectual Conversations
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDavie
Period7/1/156/30/16

Disciplines

  • Civil Rights and Discrimination
  • Criminal Law
  • Eastern European Studies
  • Ethics and Political Philosophy
  • European Law
  • Law
  • Law and Politics
  • Law and Society
  • Legal History
  • Military History
  • Military, War, and Peace
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Political History
  • Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
  • Public History
  • Social History

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