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Rarely Seen History: Racism and Nazism (Part 2)

This is a second attempt (see first one here) to grasp the absurdity of these two interlinked ideologies without showing dead bodies or fighting armies. Instead, I used some rarely published photographs that I find extremely fascinating.

British sailor removing the leg irons off a slave late 1800s

British sailor removing the leg irons off a slave, late 1800s.

 

Ku Klux Klan at the carnival in Canon City, 1925

Ku Klux Klan at the carnival in Canon City ,1925.

 

World's Highest Standard of Living - A Margaret Bourke-White Photograph,1937

World’s Highest Standard of Living – A Margaret Bourke-White Photograph,1937.

 

A rare color photo of Adolf Hitler which shows his true eye color (date unknown)

A rare color photo of Adolf Hitler which shows his true eye color (date unknown).

 

US Government mockups of how Hitler could have disguised himself

US Government mockups of how Hitler could have disguised himself, 1940s.

 

The last photo taken of Adolf Hitler as he overlooks the damage in Berlin,1945

The last photo taken of Adolf Hitler as he overlooks the damage in Berlin,1945.

 

Berlin in 1945

And here is what he saw…

 

A German soldier returns home only to find his family no longer there. Frankfurt, 1946 - by Tony Vaccaro

A German soldier returns home only to find his family no longer there, Frankfurt, 1946 – by Tony Vaccaro

 

A girl who grew up in a concentration camp draws a picture of Home while living in a residence for disturbed children. Poland, 1948.

A girl who grew up in a concentration camp draws a picture of “Home” while living in a residence for disturbed children, Poland, 1948.

 

Black children looking in on a whites-only playground, Mobile, Alabama 1956

Black children looking in on a whites-only playground, Mobile, Alabama 1956.

 

African girl in human zoo, Belgium 1958

African girl in human zoo, Belgium 1958.

 

Black man drinking at white only fountain, ca 1964 by Cecil Williams

Black man drinking at white only fountain, ca 1964 – by Cecil Williams.

 

Nelson Mandela keeps his fists raised after he was sentenced to life imprisonment, June 1964

Nelson Mandela keeps his fists raised after he was sentenced to life imprisonment, June 1964.

 

Demonstrator at the Harlem Peace March to end racial oppression carries an anti-war sign, 1967

Demonstrator at the Harlem Peace March to end racial oppression carries an anti-war sign, 1967.

 

The child of a KKK member approaches black state troopers,1992

The child of a KKK member approaches black state troopers, 1992.

 

Sources of photos: Imgur, Reddit

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Written by Tamás Varga
A sociologist and English major by degree, I've worked in the area of civil society & human rights and have been blogging in the fields of travel, nature & science for over 20 years.

19 thoughts on “Rarely Seen History: Racism and Nazism (Part 2)”

  1. It always amazes me how folks get caught up or distracted by the minutia. Raciam existed and persisted way before the civil rights movement . The African American family was desperately and severely disrupted by slave owners separating families and killing fathers who stood up for themselves.

    The republican party was a different party before the turn of the 20th century and during the slave era. Like many sociopolitical ideals, the premise was sound even if the ideology lost its way; along the way. The democractic party also has been exposed to and prone to disruption and corruption. Partisanship in itself is divisive.

    The bottom line is men have the inate ability to be animals irrespective of race creed and color. We are prone to atrocities and acts of horrific aggression. Anything said outside of this is rhetoric. Instead of speaking about who is to blame and when it started; focus on the solution and how to end it.

    Jeremiah 10:23

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