Germans and African Americans, unlike other works on African Americans in Europe, examines the relationship between African Americans and one country, Germany,

The rich history of encounters prior to World War I between people from German-speaking parts of Europe and people of African descent has gone largely unnoticed

Drawing on interviews with the black survivors of Nazi concentration camps and archival research in North America, Europe, and Africa, this book documents and a

This moving and beautifully illustrated book, developed from an award-winning research project, examines the experience of African-American GIs in Germany since

Investigates the appropriation of black popular culture as a symbol of rebellion in postwar Germany