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

David M. Shribman: African-American soldiers had to fight on two fronts

Visitors the American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands who paused before the 8,301 graves of Americans who died freeing Europe from Nazi rule found a...

Shribman: In Netherlands, a lesson in American history

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.

National Perspective: In the Netherlands, a lesson in American history

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…

Shribman: In the Netherlands, a lesson in American history

David M. Shribman 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, […]