US EditionUS Removal of Panels Honoring Black Soldiers at WWII Cemetery Draws Backlash
Panels honoring Black soldiers at Margraten Cemetery were removed due to Trump administration diversity policy rollbacks, sparking local and international criticism.
- Earlier this spring, the American Battle Monuments Commission removed two displays recognizing Black liberators from the Margraten visitors center at the Netherlands American Cemetery, the final resting place for roughly 8,300 U.S. soldiers.
- Media reports from JTA and Dutch News showed FOIA emails this month link removals to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders ending DEI programs and his March remark `Our country will be woke no longer`.
- One removed display recounted George H. Pruitt’s story and another described segregation, while the American Battle Monuments Commission said the segregation panel "did not fall within commemorative mission"; a replacement features Leslie Loveland.
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In the Netherlands, there has been considerable criticism of the US decision to remove two information panels about African-American soldiers from an American memorial in Margraten, Limburg. Although this was not at the request of the US government, internal communications indicate that the decision stemmed from fear of the Trump administration.
U.S. removal of panels honouring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled the guestbook with objections.
Visitors revolt as Trump removes black veteran honors from cemetery
Visitors to an American military cemetery in the Netherlands are pushing back following the removal of plaques honoring Black veterans of World War II, according to an NBC News report, seemingly done as part of Donald Trump's anti-diversity crusade.Per the report, "visitors have filled the guestbook with objections" since the plaques came down earlier this year at the visitor center for the American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. The two di…
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