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Black people in Germany

When Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in 1933, there were several thousand Black people living in Germany. During the Holocaust (1933–1945), Black people in Germany experienced racism, social limitations, and a lack of economic opportunities. The Nazis also harassed, imprisoned, sterilized, and murdered an unknown number of Black people. Explore more content related to Black peoples’ experiences in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

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An open publication with multiple photographs on each page. Six headshots of multiracial children are arranged diagonally across both pages. The left page features an additional photograph of two children at the top. The child on the right has shoulder length light hair and a light skin tone, while the child on the right has short dark hair and a medium-light skin tone. The right page features an additional photograph at the bottom of the page of troops marching into a town with horse-drawn carts. All captions and text blocks are in German with black printed text.
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The Nazi Persecution of Black People in Germany
African Americans were among the liberators of the Buchenwald concentration camp. [LCID: 86235]
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Experiences of Black People during the Holocaust and World War II
Party scene from the early 1940s
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Deska Garber at a party, early 1940s
Ejanga Egiomue and Leni Garber in Berlin during the war
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Ejanga Egiomue and Magdalene Garber in Berlin during the war
Female Performers in the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, ca.1936-37
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Female performers in the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, circa 1936-1937
An open publication with multiple photographs on each page. Six headshots of multiracial children are arranged diagonally across both pages. The left page features an additional photograph of two children at the top. The child on the right has shoulder length light hair and a light skin tone, while the child on the right has short dark hair and a medium-light skin tone. The right page features an additional photograph at the bottom of the page of troops marching into a town with horse-drawn carts. All captions and text blocks are in German with black printed text.
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German publication on multiracial children in the Rhineland
Josefa Boholle in the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, ca. 1936-37
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Josefa Boholle in the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, circa 1936-1937
Two men stand among several occupied wooden beds wearing white medical uniforms. White text along the bottom read, “Leben nur als Last” which translates to, “Life only as a burden.”
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Law for the "Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases"
Magdalena Garber at Public Beach Wannsee, ca. 1940-41
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Magdalene Garber at Public Beach Wannsee, between 1940-1941
Members of the Afrika-Schau, ca. 1937
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Members of the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, taken around 1937
Slide shown during lectures at the State Academy for Race and Health in Dresden
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Slide shown during lectures at the State Academy for Race and Health in Dresden
Garber Family, Berlin ca. 1946
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The Garber family in Berlin, circa 1946
Magdalene Garber, early 1940s
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Wartime photograph of Magdalene Garber
A burnt orange colored propaganda poster with German text. The top quarter features a linocut of a woman with light skin tone on the right and a man with dark skin tone glaring at her with exaggerated antisemetic features on the left.
Discussion Question
What were some similarities between racism in Nazi Germany and in the United States, 1920s-1940s?

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