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mahatmakanejeeves

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32. Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 01:42 PM
Nov 9
The Trump Administration's War on African-American History is a Lost Cause

KEVIN M. LEVIN
NOV 09, 2025

https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/40098693-ba87-49f9-af6d-ad0da6071d46_1920x1254.avif

Netherlands American Cemetery Superintendent Mike Yasenchak presenting the U.S. flag to Jefferson Wiggins in 2009 for his role in helping to bury thousands of U.S. Service members there during WWII. (Source: History)

Today I learned that the American Battle Monuments Commission has removed two memorial panels (1) honoring Black World War II soldiers from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. According to Dutch news reports, the panels were taken down earlier this year after the Heritage Foundation filed a complaint.

The removed panels paid tribute to African-American soldiers who participated in liberating Europe from Nazi occupation. One panel detailed how approximately one million African-Americans enlisted during World War II, facing a dual struggle—fighting enemy forces abroad while confronting racial discrimination within their own military, including segregated units that often relegated them to non-combat support positions.

Thankfully, the local government in South Limburg is considering installing a temporary exhibit to honor these men. Just think about that for a moment.

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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) 2025-11-09T09:23:29.309Z


I’d put this in LBN, but it’s over 12 hours old.

Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders

NIEUWS
Brief Elf Limburgse partijen willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders, nadat informatiepanelen over hun bijdrage op de begraafplaats in Margraten zijn verwijderd.

Paul van der Steen
Gepubliceerd op 8 november 2025 Leestijd 1 minuut

Alle vertegenwoordigde partijen in Provinciale Staten van Limburg, met uitzondering van de BBB, de PVV, Forum voor Democratie en Oos Limburg, willen snel onderzocht hebben of er – al dan niet tijdelijk – een gedenkteken kan komen voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders. De elf partijen vragen Gedeputeerde Staten (GS) om met de gemeente Eijsden-Margraten de mogelijkheden te bekijken.

Deze opdracht geven ze mee in statenvragen naar aanleiding van een publicatie van NRC. In de permanente tentoonstelling in het bezoekerscentrum op de begraafplaats zijn twee panelen verdwenen die de bijdrage van Afro-Amerikaanse militairen toelichten. Volgens een woordvoerder van de American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) in Parijs gaat het om „rouleren”. Kees Ribbens, senior onderzoeker bij het NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies en bijzonder hoogleraar populaire historische cultuur van mondiale conflicten en massaal geweld aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, vindt het verwijderen van de gedenkplaten passen bij de aanpak van de regering-Trump, gericht tegen diversiteits- en inclusiebeleid.

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The Big Cave continues. Infuriating. yorkster Nov 9 #1
The Heritage Foundation ia but one slightlv Nov 9 #12
Considering that the workshops held for implementing their baby Project 2025 included... JHB Nov 9 #22
They were Antifa before The Wizard Nov 9 #33
No, they weren't. That brand of conservative/RWer always loved their dictators... JHB Nov 9 #36
Our fathers uncles and grandfathers were antifa The Wizard Nov 10 #38
And, per earlier post in this subthread, I was discussing the Heritage Foundation... JHB Nov 10 #39
Ohhh. The 'horridness' of this administration is unending... hlthe2b Nov 9 #2
What was the compliant? The people of the village take care of the cemetery so what is the problem? Deuxcents Nov 9 #3
I thought it might be US territory, but it is not. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 #5
LOL: "You can always trust AI." That is either unmarked sarcasm or a serious condition. xocetaceans Nov 9 #25
Thank you. TommyT139 Nov 9 #27
No, the land was provided by the Netherlands, the cemetery is managed by the US army. NT Lanboyo Nov 9 #35
Despicable. nt delisen Nov 9 #4
This is just so amazingly mean spirited and petty that it's hard to get my head around. Biophilic Nov 9 #6
Unless there are exculpatory facts missing from the report (which I sincerely doubt) RVN VET71 Nov 9 #21
I'd leave my name and address off of a letter to them KS Toronado Nov 9 #26
Their hatred of fellow Americans is so granular The Blue Flower Nov 9 #7
As a veteran, this action makes me sick. Scalded Nun Nov 9 #8
I am so sorry for what you and our veterans have had to endure Grim Chieftain Nov 9 #10
I read somewhere back in 2016 he was slightlv Nov 9 #17
He and his racism mimics Hitler and his. MLWR Nov 9 #9
They had better not be destroyed! pandr32 Nov 9 #11
So unexpected from the White Heritage Foundation William Seger Nov 9 #13
Just disgusting. Old Crank Nov 9 #14
When is Trump just going to plow over all those graves? LudwigPastorius Nov 9 #15
The Unmonuments Men. .. yorkster Nov 9 #16
What bullshit reason was given for this blatant racism? JoseBalow Nov 9 #18
I really despise the rotten creatures in the Heritage Foundation. bronxiteforever Nov 9 #19
Ditto ... and for a long time now. KPN Nov 9 #20
There will be a reckoning. Joinfortmill Nov 9 #23
But of course.. LW1977 Nov 9 #24
From last June: TommyT139 Nov 9 #30
Limburg state members want temporary memorial for black liberators chowder66 Nov 9 #28
Thanks. I'm posting from a phone and editing ex post facto as I can. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 #34
Such idiots! It's moves like this Buddyzbuddy Nov 9 #29
Are they are trying to start a race war? Easterncedar Nov 9 #31
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 #32
Disgraceful wendyb-NC Nov 9 #37
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