november 2004
Stern, Kenneth S. Liberators: A Background Report. New York: American Jewish Committee, 1993. (D 769.306 761st .S74 1993)
Explores the historical accuracy of the documentary Liberators, challenging some factual elements in the film and offering evidence that the 761st Tank Battalion was not actually involved in the liberation of Dachau or Buchenwald, as the film declares, but did help liberate Gunskirchen, a sub-camp of Mauthausen. Based on conversations with survivors, archival experts, members of the units in question, and the producers of the film.
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II [videorecording]. Santa Monica: Direct Cinema Limited, 1992. (Video Collection)
Tells the story of African-American units in the Second World War, focusing on the actions of the 761st Tank Battalion, which the producers assert helped liberate the concentration camps at Buchenwald, Dachau and Lambach. The Library also has the companion book bearing the same title.
Exhibitions: Josef Nassy: Images of Internment
http://www.ushmm.org/nassy/
Online exhibit by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum about Josef Nassy (1904-1976), an American citizen and Black expatriate artist of Jewish descent who was confined in German internment camps at Laufen and Tittmoning during World War II. Features many of the more than two hundred paintings and drawings Nassy created during this time depicting daily life in the camps.
Holocaust Encyclopedia: Blacks during
the Holocaust
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?
lang=en&ModuleId=10005479
Reviews the persecution and marginalization Blacks experienced due to the Third Reich's restrictive racial policies. Describes the forced sterilization program of the so-called "Rhineland Bastards" and the imprisonment of Blacks in internment and POW camps. Also touches upon the role some African Americans played in liberating Gunskirchen. Includes numerous photographs and links to related sites.
Special Focus: 2002 Black History Month
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/
focus/bhistory_02/
Briefly summarizes the Nazis' treatment of Blacks during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and later, during the Holocaust. Includes an interview with John Woodruff, a participant in the 1936 Olympics, in both audio and text formats. Also provides links to additional sources of information on Blacks in the Holocaust within the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Web site.
Liberators: 761st Tank Battalion
http://members.aol.com/dignews/l-promo.htm
Companion Web site to the documentary film and book Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II, which chronicles African American units that helped liberate concentration camps, particularly the 761st Tank Battalion. Documents some of the historical controversy and debate surrounding the film and book, and provides links to additional resources.
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