StillIRise1963,
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“ 'Once a black soldier was brought to trial, he had practically no chance of acquittal,' he said."

"This, said Roberts, allowed the military hierarchy to protect the reputation of white Americans by 'scapegoating many African-American soldiers’ ".

"Of the 29 soldiers sentenced to death for rape in 1944 and 1945, 25 were black GIs, she said.”

https://www.rawstory.com/taboo-french-women-speak-out-on-rapes-by-u-s-soldiers-during-wwii/

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 There's so much dirt which got swept under the rug, all to preserve the happy narrative of heroic liberators.

StillIRise1963,
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@justafrog Yep. Everything is a lie.

justafrog,
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@StillIRise1963 A lot of old WW2 movies don't even have black soldiers in them!

StillIRise1963,
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@justafrog It’s true. You’d never know our contributions or how we were treated.

Prainbow,
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@StillIRise1963 This is horrible. It is not surprising. And it’s very important.

StillIRise1963,
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@Prainbow I agree with all three things you said.

Danetteb,
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StillIRise1963,
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@Danetteb Ugh. It’s all so ugly.

Danetteb,
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@StillIRise1963 makes me sick

StillIRise1963,
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@Danetteb Same.

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