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People of Color in the Holocaust

People of Color in the Holocaust. By: Collin Cruz. Biracial Children. Over 400 biracial children were killed by the Nazis The Nazis saw colored skin as a disease on German blood The parents were either murdered or sent to the camps. Black Men and Women. Men were mostly shot on sight

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People of Color in the Holocaust

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  1. People of Color in the Holocaust By: Collin Cruz

  2. Biracial Children • Over 400 biracial children were killed by the Nazis • The Nazis saw colored skin as a disease on German blood • The parents were either murdered or sent to the camps

  3. Black Men and Women • Men were mostly shot on sight • The women were sent to death camps • The stronger men were sent to concentration and transit camps

  4. Josef Nassy • An artist from Paramaribo, Surinam • Moved to America with his Father • Became electrical engineer, job took him to Bulgaria • Him and his wife were captured and sent to a transit camp • His wife was killed • He was in the camp for the remainder of the war(3 years) • He created a visual diary

  5. Were they like the Jews? • The black prisoners were not systematically eliminated • Instead they were just killed

  6. Captured soldiers • Most black soldiers were killed • Only a few were brought to the camps • They were worked to death

  7. Witnesses • The all African American 761st tank battalion • They witnessed what happened to black prisoners • They helped liberate Gunskirchen

  8. Conclusion • There were not many Black Germans, they came from France after WWI • They were mainly shot on sight or beaten • The Nazis called them “Rhinland Bastards”

  9. Works Cited • “Holocaust.” World book Student. World book. 2011. Web. 30 March 2011 • “Blacks in the Holocaust.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 6 January 2011. Web. 12 February 2011. • “What happened to people of color?”The Holocaust History Project . 11 December 2010. Web. 30 March 2011.

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