Hitler was influenced by America’s racism.

America’s racism was an inspiration and guide for Adolf Hitler in establishing Nazi race laws. Denying history is dangerous. Neither slavery, America’s crime against humanity, nor the Holocaust, can be ignored or erased. We cannot condemn one, while condoning another. Atrocity is atrocity.

Ken Burns: How Jim Crow inspired Nazi Germany. The 92nd Street Y, New York. 2023.
Poster. Artist: Jean Carlu. 1941. Fortune magazine.
Hate and Its Impact: Nazi Ideology and Racism in the Jim Crow South. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 2019.

History has horrific happenings. However, that doesn’t mean we can ignore, dismiss, or pretend like it didn’t happen. Acknowledge, teach, and learn from history.

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