Anti-Germanism in Clay County

Minnesota

Clay County

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Clay county map

The national trend of rejecting the German language and pro-German sentiment was strongly felt in Clay County, Minnesota. The demonstration of Anti-Germanism in Clay County can be seen in the local newspapers, the Clay County Herald, the Hawley Herald, and in a time capsule that was found in a corner stone during the destruction of the 1919 Hawley High School building. 

An example of the Anti-German propaganda distributed by the Minnesota Safety Commission 

of Public Safety which appeared in an issue of the 1918 Clay County Herald. 

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