Cemetery Removes Black Soldiers' Display, Cites 'Internal Review'
The Independent reports the display, which highlighted the contributions of Black soldiers during World War II at a US military cemetery in Draguignan, France, was removed without public explanation beyond a vague 'review of interpretive content.' This isn't mere bureaucratic oversight; it's a chilling echo of historical revisionism. While we are told to 'support our troops,' apparently, that
support only extends to comfortably sanitized versions of history. The very agency tasked with commemorating these sacrifices is now engaged in actively making them disappear. One might wonder if the 'internal review' process was seeking to ensure the exhibit accurately reflected the Jim Crow-era segregation, the frequent indignities, and the systemic racism these soldiers faced, or simply to
ensure they weren't too prominent. It seems that recognizing the full, inconvenient truth of American military history is often considered 'controversial,' unlike, say, endlessly funding conflicts that disproportionately affect minority communities. How much 'honor' can there be in selective memory?