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A white marble cross marks the final resting place of Julius W Morris, private first class in the US army, who died in April 1945.

But at the cemetery where he lies in Margraten, a village in the south of the Netherlands, a new battle has begun over the quiet removal of two display panels about African American soldiers, like Morris.

Relatives, local communities, politicians and historians have called for a permanent memorial to African American servicemen after it emerged that displays commemorating black soldiers had been removed.

The move has sparked shock in the Netherlands, with critics of the removal, including a community that cares for the graves, demanding answers about why the black American soldiers have all but vanished from displays.

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[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Every non-white US service member should know they offered up their lives to a country that will not respect them and will not honour them.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

... a.k.a. The United States of America, see below. This was not a Dutch decision.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 19 points 1 week ago

For those confused: it was the Dutch that placed the display panels about African American soldiers.

It was removed on orders of the Trump administration.