Popolo also said: “The displays at Margraten are not here to push an agenda criticizing America.” This refers to another panel quoting a black US veteran, Jefferson Wiggins, about how his colleagues fought on two fronts during WWII, against Nazism in Europe and racism back home.
It looks like this panel is not coming back. The American Battle Monuments Commission says it was removed during an “internal review of interpretive content“ under its previous secretary, Charles Djou. He told CNN the decision was prompted by the Trump administration. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery | CNN Politics
Decades ago, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffersons Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers in, were tasked with burying the...
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The experiences of US soldiers who fought and died in Europe were one of the catalysts of the civil rights movement. It's not “criticising America“ to explain how the equal rights reforms of the 1960s came about. Unless, of course, you think being anti-racist is the same as being anti-American.
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This is a disgrace. No one should appease the tyrant and his racist regime.
