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>Germany's Black Holocaust "The Untold Truth"
>
>For the first time ever in a book, three different
>Blacks tell stories of their intimate involvement with
>the Holocaust, all from a different perspective. One
>is an actual Black holocaust survivor from Dachau. One
>was a commander with the U.S. Army unit that liberated
>Dachau. And one was with the medical corps that went
>to clean up the dead bodies at Dachau.
>
>
>Interview With Dr. Firpo W. Carr
>
>
>Interviewer: What prompted you to write such a book?
>
>Dr. Carr: The fact that we as Black people were never
>told of such atrocities. It's part of, not just "Black
>History," but, "History."
>
>Interviewer: When did you first suspect that Black
>people were victims of the Holocaust?
>
>Dr. Carr: About 30 years ago in 1973.
>
>Interviewer: Can you elaborate?
>
>Dr. Carr: Sure. In the latter part of 1973 I read the
>1974 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. As one of
>Jehovah's Witnesses I was interested in reading
>everything published by the Watch Tower Society, the
>publishing arm of the Witnesses.
>
>The entire subject matter of the Yearbook dealt with
>atrocities committed against the Witnesses by Hitler
>and the Nazi regime. The book went into gruesome
>details as to the unspeakable horrors committed
>against the German Witnesses.
>
>Aside from being frightened and horrified by the
>gruesome details, I was also intrigued that, this
>same bastion of white supremacy, the ideology of
>National Socialism (as Nazism is more formally known)
>did nothing or had nothing to say about Black people.
>
>While the Yearbook and other sources, both Witness and
>non-Witness, listed other victims like the Gypsies,
>handicapped, homosexuals, and others, Blacks were very
>rarely, if ever, mentioned. They certainly weren't
>mentioned in any Witness literature as victims of
>Hitler's Holocaust.
>
>The question as to why the silence nagged me for
>decades. As I searched and traveled and read and
>interviewed Holocaust survivors over the many years, I
>asked about Black people. Finally, it all pretty much
>came together, hence, my book, Germany 's Black
>Holocaust: 1890-1945.
>
>Interviewer: Are you saying that the Black Holocaust
>started as far back as 1890?
>
>Dr. Carr: Correct.
>
>Interviewer: How is that?
>
>Dr. Carr: You'll have to read the book.
>
>Interviewer: So it ended in 1945 I'm assuming by the
>title.
>
>Dr. Carr: No. World War II ended in 1945 and thus the
>Holocaust. But for Black people who lived during that
>time, the "Black" Holocaust continued because some of
>them had fled to the countryside and had no news of
>Allied victory.
>
>You see, they didn't have radios, per se, in those
>days. Communication was certainly not what it is
>today. So, although the War ended in defeat for the
>Nazi army, Blacks who had fled to the countryside were
>still under the impression that the War was still
>waging.
>
>Interviewer: For how long were they under this
>misimpression?
>
>Dr. Carr: Perhaps a few years in some extreme cases.
>And of course, symbolically, I demonstrate that the
>influence of the Holocaust, as expressed through the
>tentacles of present-day white supremacy, has spread
>from Nazi Germany, to America , to all corners of our
>earthly globe. All you have to do is read about the
>Paperclip Project.
>
>Interviewer: The Paperclip Project? What's that?
>
>Dr. Carr: The CIA program that brought prominent Nazi
>scientists, educators, and others over to the U.S. and
>gave them various jobs throughout the country. Along
>with their expertise they brought their racist ideas
>with them. It gets real deep. But, you'll have to read
>the book to learn more about it.
>
>Interviewer: What do you hope to accomplish by
>bringing this hidden history to the attention of the
>public?
>
> Dr. Carr: I can give the standard, "greater
>awareness" answer, but it's more than that. I
>sincerely hope that my book and similar materials will
>be used as staples in history courses that'll cover
>the subject of Blacks and the Holocaust.
>
>This course should be taught, at the very least, in
>high schools, and most definitely in colleges and
>universities-especially HBCs (Historical Black
>Colleges).
>
>Interviewer: Where can people get the book?
>
>Dr. Carr: There are several ways: (1) they can
>purchase the book through this Web site
>(www.gblackh.org), or, (2) they can purchase it
>through their local Black bookstore, or, (3) they can
>purchase it through www.amazon.com, or, (4) they can
>purchase it through the larger chain bookstores like
>Barnes & Noble.
>
>Interviewer: How much is it?
>
>Dr. Carr: $19.95.
>
>Interviewer: Good price.
>
>Dr. Carr: We wanted to make it affordable.
>
>Interviewer: But what about those who think even this
>price is too expensive?
>
>Dr. Carr: Well, I'll tell them about four simple words
>divided into two simple sentences-one a question and
>one a statement-that I read in the admissions office
>at Compton College (in Compton, California) that I
>read years ago when I took a class there.
>
>They read: "Education expensive? Try ignorance."
>
>Interviewer: Thank you Dr. Carr.
>
>Dr. Carr: My pleasure.
>
>
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