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1848: The People's Flag and Karl Marx

Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC

Oct 17, 201413:56Society & Culture

Neil MacGregor reflects on the events of 1848, when black, red and gold became the colours of the flag for a united Germany, and Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. Producer Paul Kobrak.

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1848: The People's Flag and Karl Marx is an episode from Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC. Neil MacGregor reflects on the events of 1848, when black, red and gold became the colours of the flag for a united Germany, and Karl Marx and Fr...

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Neil MacGregor reflects on the events of 1848, when black, red and gold became the colours of the flag for a united Germany, and Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. Producer Paul Kobrak.

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Published Oct 17, 2014 and 13:56 long