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Dreyfus Guilty Verdict
Dreyfus is found guilty by the Rennes court-martial, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment : newspapers sell like hot cakes on the boulevards. Date: September 1899
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1899 Boulevards Cakes Dreyfus Found Guilty Imprisonment Martial Rennes Sell Sentenced Verdict Years
EDITORS COMMENTS
In this evocative image from September 1899, the Rennes court-martial's guilty verdict against Alfred Dreyfus is announced to the eager crowds gathered on the bustling boulevards of Paris. The French Army officer, falsely accused of treason and espionage, stands resolute and determined in the background, as the judge, presiding over the trial, delivers the damning verdict. The date, September 1899, marks a pivotal moment in French history, as the Dreyfus Affair, a deeply divisive and controversial case, reached its dramatic climax. The affair, which began in 1894, had polarized the nation, with supporters of Dreyfus, known as the Dreyfusards, and his detractors, the anti-Dreyfusards, fiercely advocating for their respective beliefs. The guilty verdict, which sentenced Dreyfus to ten years imprisonment, was met with a frenzy of activity on the boulevards, as Parisians rushed to purchase the latest newspapers reporting the news. The sellers, seen in this photograph, can be seen holding up stacks of newspapers, their faces expressing a mix of excitement and urgency, as they call out to potential buyers. The Dreyfus Affair, which would continue to unfold for several more years, would ultimately lead to a significant shift in French society, with the eventual exoneration of Dreyfus and the exposure of deep-seated anti-Semitic biases within the French military and political establishment. This photograph captures a moment in time, a turning point in history, as the French public eagerly awaited the latest developments in this complex and contentious case.
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