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U.S. Removal Of Panels Honoring Black Soldiers At A WWII Cemetery In The Netherlands Is Drawing Backlash

MARGRATEN, Netherlands (AP) — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled the guestbook with objections. Sometime in the spring, the American Battle Monuments Commission, the U.S. government agency responsible for maintaining memorial sites outside of the United States, removed the panels from the visitors center a…Margraten · Margraten See the Story

Leaked emails about removal of Black WW2 soldier memorials spark backlash

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Thousands of locals in the Dutch town of Margraten care for the graves of fallen U.S. soldiers in the Netherlands.Margraten · Margraten Read Article

Black soldiers' panels removed from cemetery in Dutch town to avoid Trump gov't "ire"

The panels highlighting Black soldiers’ contributions to the fight against the Nazis in the American WWII cemetery in Margraten were not just removed as part of a routine rotation, as the agency involved always claimed. They were specifically taken down “to avoid raising any ire” of the Trump administration, emails from the former head of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) show.World War II · Margraten Read Article

Trump's Long Arm Reaches for Margraten: Chief of the War Cemetery Had to Remove Black Soldiers' Memorial Plaques Under Pressure

Shortly after Donald Trump's takeover of power, the story of the black liberators at the war cemetery in Margraten was abruptly wiped out. A coincidence? No, as a reconstruction now shows. The top chief of the cemetery, of all people, a Trump critic, had to remove the tablets under pressure.Donald Trump · Margraten Read Article

‘Disgraceful’: Trump Administration Quietly Strips WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans After Right-Wing ‘Cowards’ Complain, Sparking Outrage

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It was bad enough that Black veterans who served in World War II returned to a country that denied them the benefits offered to white veterans, including housing and educational opportunities, resulting in a loss of generational wealth still affecting Black families today. But now the Trump administration is attempting to erase their contributions by quietly removing two memorials from the Netherlands American Cemetery commemorating the Black so…World War II · Margraten Read Article

Limburg Also Heard Nothing About the Call to the Us About Margraten

The province of Limburg has received no response to its request to restore information panels about Black soldiers to the American Cemetery in Margraten. Governor Emile Roemer recently made this request to the US ambassador to the Netherlands after it became clear that the panels had been removed from the visitors' center. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the cemetery's administrator, later announced that they no longer fit the "…Margraten · Margraten Read Article

SHRIBMAN: In the Netherlands, a Lesson in American History

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For nearly two years, the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands – solemn site of more than 8,300 graves of Americans who died freeing Europe from Nazi rule – displayed commemorative panels honoring the Black military personnel who fought for…Military · Margraten See the Story

Even Tot Hier Places Panels that Were Previously Quietly Removed Back Next to Margraten Cemetery

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The television program "Even tot hier" (Even Up To Here) has replaced the two panels, which were previously removed by the American caretaker, next to the Margraten American Military Cemetery. The panels highlight the role of "Black liberators" in World War II. Presenters Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe also announced at the end of their broadcast on Saturday that they are having a supplementary "exhibition" built around the replaced panels.Opinion · Margraten See the Story

National Perspective: In the Netherlands, a Lesson in American History

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For nearly two years, the American Cemetery in Margraten, The Netherlands — solemn site of more than 8,300 graves of Americans who died freeing Europe from Nazi rule — displayed commemorative panels honoring the Black military personnel who fought for freedom abroad that they were denied at home. Until, in early March, the panels were quietly removed, almost certainly as part of the Trump administration effort to cleanse American history of conf…Military · Margraten See the Story

The Real Story Behind the Trump Administration’s Alleged Insult to Black Soldiers at a World War II Cemetery in the Netherlands

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When a U.S. monuments commission removed a plaque invoking the history of segregation at a Netherlands cemetery for fallen American World War II soldiers, mainstream media outlets characterized the move as an attempt to minimize the contributions of black servicemen. CNN reported that a "display about Black soldiers in World War II" had been removed from the U.S. military cemetery, known as Margraten.The post The Real Story Behind the Trump Admi…Margraten · Margraten Read Article

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U.S. Removal Of Panels Honoring Black Soldiers At A WWII Cemetery In The Netherlands Is Drawing Backlash

Leaked emails about removal of Black WW2 soldier memorials spark backlash

Black soldiers' panels removed from cemetery in Dutch town to avoid Trump gov't "ire"

Trump's Long Arm Reaches for Margraten: Chief of the War Cemetery Had to Remove Black Soldiers' Memorial Plaques Under Pressure

‘Disgraceful’: Trump Administration Quietly Strips WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans After Right-Wing ‘Cowards’ Complain, Sparking Outrage

Limburg Also Heard Nothing About the Call to the Us About Margraten

SHRIBMAN: In the Netherlands, a Lesson in American History

Even Tot Hier Places Panels that Were Previously Quietly Removed Back Next to Margraten Cemetery

National Perspective: In the Netherlands, a Lesson in American History

The Real Story Behind the Trump Administration’s Alleged Insult to Black Soldiers at a World War II Cemetery in the Netherlands

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U.S. Removal Of Panels Honoring Black Soldiers At A WWII Cemetery In The Netherlands Is Drawing Backlash

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‘Disgraceful’: Trump Administration Quietly Strips WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans After Right-Wing ‘Cowards’ Complain, Sparking Outrage

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