In this episode of Crimes of History, we journey to late 19th-century France to uncover the Dreyfus Affair — a scandal that tore a nation apart and reshaped the meaning of justice.

When Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, was falsely accused of treason, his conviction exposed the deep divisions within the French Republic — between truth and honor, justice and prejudice. What began as a military investigation spiraled into a political and social earthquake that redefined the relationship between the state, the press, and the public.

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