Le Droit social
| Liberté, égalité, justice | |
Cover of an issue of the newspaper | |
| Founder(s) | Louise Michel Élisée Reclus Jean Grave Toussaint Bordat Antoine Cyvoct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 February 1882 |
| Ceased publication | 23 July 1882 |
| Political alignment | Anarchism Anarcho-communism |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Lyon, France |
Le Droit social (English: Social Rights) was an anarchist newspaper published in Lyon between February and July 1882. It was the second anarchist publication in the history of France, following Égide Spilleux's La Révolution sociale in 1880. After it was banned, it was succeeded by L'Étendard révolutionnaire.
During this period, Lyon was a major center for the anarchist movement. They began establishing press outlets there, which followed one another in quick succession due to frequent bans and significant state repression. The newspaper brought together a large number of prominent figures from the anarchist movement in Lyon and across France, including Louise Michel, Élisée Reclus, Toussaint Bordat, Antoine Cyvoct, and Jean Grave.
It marked the first publication of the first period of the Lyon anarchist press, featuring a series of closely related newspapers that succeeded one another in the face of government bans, including Le Droit social, L'Étendard révolutionnaire, La Lutte, Le Drapeau noir, L'Émeute, Le Défi, L'Hydre anarchiste, L'Alarme, and Le Droit anarchique.