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Publication of J'Accuse…!

When
13 January 1898
Where
Paris
Part of
Émile Zola publishes J'Accuse…! and is imprisoned over the Dreyfus affair

Zola published an open letter accusing the government of injustice in the Dreyfus case on the front page of L'Aurore.

On 13 January 1898, Zola published 'J'Accuse…!' in L'Aurore, a Paris newspaper. The letter accused the French government of wrongfully convicting Captain Dreyfus, risking Zola's career and influencing public opinion.

Sources

  1. J'Accuse...! Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Émile Zola Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
  3. L'Aurore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-28

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