The German Quakers of Germantown. Pa.. immortalized themselves by formally protesting the existence of Negro slavery in America. in 1788. Another deed of imperishable fame was the position adopted by Peter Zenger. a German Immigrant and a printer and publisher. who gambled everything in the process of establishing the great American freedom of the press. in 1735. Eight years later another German printer. Christopher Saur. published the complete Lutheran Bible in the German language. It was the first Bible printed in a European language in the American Colonies. Another eminent German printer and publisher was Henry Miller. subsequently the printer of Congress. who announced the signing of the Declaration of Independence. in the form of a news release. a day ahead of all other newspapers in America. Technological improvement in this country also has been tied to German immigration. The industrial history of 19th century America reveals the German presence in the forefront. German technical schools produced an extraordinary number of talented students who fled the country following the abortive revolution of 1848. and settled in America. Of these. perhaps the best known were engineers. John A. Roebling. a German Immigrant. built the first great suspension bridge over the Niagara River. and then built the Brooklyn Bridge. Charles C. Schneider. also German. built the first successful cantilever railroad bridge of any considerable size.
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