The contribution of black soldiers in the liberation of Germany from fascism in World War II is an almost forgotten part of German history and American-German relations. The biographies and voices of black Germans of the post-war generation that are united in the Kinder der Befreiung.Perspektiven Schwarzer Deutscher der Nachkriegsgeneration (Children of the liberation – The perspectives of black Germans of the postwar generation) volume give this marginalized history visibility and create alternatives to the dominant narratives.
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Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
The editor Marion Kraft and the authors Ika Hügel-Marshall and Judy Gummich provide insight into the experiences of the post-war generation and their parents, into the causes and effects of racism, and into the diverse reality of black people in Germany today.
Moderation: Serpil Polat, Jewish Museum Berlin
Contact
Maria Grahmann
T +49 (0)30 259 93 426
F +49 (0)30 259 93 513
m.grahmann@jmberlin.de
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"The Part Black Soldiers Played in the Liberation of Germany from Nazism”
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