Degrees of Allegiance

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Degrees of Allegiance Ohio University Press Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest series editors: paul finkelman and l. diane barnes The History of Ohio Law, edited by Michael Les Benedict and John F. Winkler Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati’s Black Community, 1802–1868, by Nikki M. Taylor A Place of Recourse: A History of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1803–2003, by Roberta Sue Alexander The Black Laws: Race and the Legal Process in Early Ohio, by Stephen Middleton The History of Indiana Law, edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Hon. Randall T. Shepard The History of Michigan Law, edited by Paul Finkelman and Martin J. Hershock The Rescue of Joshua Glover: A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War, by H. Robert Baker The History of Nebraska Law, edited by Alan G. Gless American Pogrom: The East St. Louis Race Riot and Black Politics, by Charles L. Lumpkins No Winners Here Tonight: Race, Politics, and Geography in One of the Country’s Busiest Death Penalty States, by Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law, edited by David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman, and Christopher Alan Bracey The Jury in Lincoln’s America, by Stacy Pratt McDermott Degrees of Allegiance: Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri’s German-American Community during World War I, by Petra DeWitt petra dewitt Degrees of Allegiance harassment and loyalty in missouri’s german-american community during world war I Ohio University Press p Athens Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 ohioswallow.com© 2012 by Ohio University Press All rights reserved To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). Printed in the United States of America Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper ƒ ™ 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeWitt, Petra, 1961– Degrees of allegiance : harassment and loyalty in Missouri’s German-American community during World War I / Petra DeWitt. p. cm. — (Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8214-2003-4 (hc : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-8214-4419-1 (electronic) 1. German Americans—Missouri—History—20th century. 2. World War, 1914– 1918—German-Americans. 3. World War, 1914–1918—Missouri. 4. Germans— Missouri—History—20th century. 5. German Americans—Legal status, laws, etc.—United States—History—20th century. I. Title. F475.G3D49 2012 940.4'03—dc23 2011053208 ...