Growing up as a black child in post-war Germany
- ️Sat Oct 31 2020
In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, thousands of children were born to white German women and black American soldiers who were stationed in Allied-occupied Germany.
The mixed-race infants were viewed with contempt by many Germans and subjected to constant abuse.
Black activist and author Ika Hügel-Marshall was one of the so-called "occupation babies".
She recalls the painful struggle to discover her own identity as a result of the racism she experienced growing up black in post-war Germany.
Witness History: The stories of our times told by the people who were there.
31 October 2020