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Yesteryear: A look back at when Adolf Hitler was viewed as a messiah by many German people Modern propaganda techniques—including strong images and simple messages—helped propel Adolf Hitler from a little known extremist to a leading political candidate in Germany’s 1932 presidential elections. Nazi propagandists cast Hitler as a military leader, as a father figure, […]

Spain: Annual blackface parade reflects the history of when black African Moors ruled over the Iberian Peninsula Moors and Christians of Alcoy – The Cavalcade of Kings Thousands gathered in Alcoy, Spain on January 5, 2019 to attend the oldest ‘Three Kings’ parade in Spain, notable for the hundreds of teens dressed as royal pages […]

African Moors from Spain: Annual racist Christmas custom returns to the Netherlands Once again the annual Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet or Black Pete arrives with the Christmas holiday. The Black Pete tradition is also followed in Belgium and Luxembourg. Dutch tradition is that Sinterklaas (or Saint Nicholas) arrives in the Netherlands from Spain each […]

The Swinging Pendulum -Hate vs Progress A Historical Flashback -Women’s Suffrage: The majority of white women rejected Hillary Clinton for Donald Trump How did Hillary Clinton lose to Donald Trump? Partly due to the fact she did not win the white women’s vote. Why did Hillary Clinton lose the presidency to Donald Trump? On November […]

Historical Flashback: Marriages of enslaved Africans in the United States Dilemma X takes this time to reflect on the institution of marriage during the time of the enslavement of Africans in the United States of America. Historical newspaper articles reflect the conversations that were taking place across this nation. First, reflect on the time period […]

Historical Flashback: Christmas and enslavement in the United States The following historical newspaper articles relate to enslaved people of African descent around the Christmas season in United States. 1851 1851 1856 1856 1858 1860 1862 1865 On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed the official adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to […]

Donald Trump: An American distraction and a reminder of the German American Bund- Nazi supporters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in New York City, New York. Mr. Trump is grandson (father’s side) of German immigrants Frederick Trump and Elizabeth Trump. On his mother’s side Mr. Trump is the son […]

Changes in American Culture Since the 1950s Survey ANXIETY, NOSTALGIA, AND MISTRUST FINDINGS FROM THE 2015 AMERICAN VALUES SURVEY Robert P. Jones, Daniel Cox, Betsy Cooper, and Rachel Lienesch Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) The 2015 American Values Survey was made possible by generous funding from the Ford Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Americans […]

Spain: Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Basilica to become world’s tallest church in 2026 Deutsche Welle Germany’s Ulm Cathedral is getting competition from the long-unfinished Sagrada Familia in Barcelona’s for the world’s tallest church. The prized pinnacle on Gaudi’s masterpiece won’t be finished for another 11 years. It will only have taken 144 years to complete. But […]

Netanyahu: Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed a Palestinian leader told the Nazis to kill Europe’s Jews. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germans were “very clear in our minds” that the Nazis were responsible. BBC News Germany has insisted it was responsible for the Holocaust, after Israel’s prime […]