Black Lives Under Nazism: Making History Visible in Literature and Art

by Sarah Phillips Casteel

Book Overview

In a little-known chapter of World War II, Black people living in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe were subjected to ostracization, forced sterilization, and incarceration in internment and concentration camps. In the absence of public commemoration, African diaspora writers and artists have preserved the stories of these forgotten victims of the Third Reich. Their works illuminate the relationship between creative expression and wartime survival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023121197X
• ISBN13: 9780231211970
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"