Comment on German POWs and Civil Rights

 

"I agree with Mr. Daniel in that it is "trendy" for the narrative that black Alabamians had less liberties than German POWS is propagandized. It makes good Hollywood stories for people who wish to perpetuate "racism", etc. I do not know of any instances like those portrayed in the movie "Red Tails". That is not to say that some did not occur, but I sincerely doubt and have yet to learn of any widescale program where German POWs were treated "better" than local black populations as a policy.
For a great insight on German POWs, American prison camps, day to day operations, conditions of living, etc. in the Deep South, read "Our Guests Behind the Barb Wire: German POWS in America". The book pertains to everything from the conception to the dismantling of the camp near Aliceville, Alabama after the war. The book even goes in depth about the lives of some of the American personnel and Germans and their families after the war and reunions that continued into the 1990's."

~~Jeffery in Alabama