following defeat in 1945, germany found itself once again occupied by allied troops. the americans brought with them black gis who remained stationed in germany for some time after the war. inevitably bonds were formed and in some cases children followed, born into an all white environment and having no contact at all with black people. my father came to germany because he was an american soldier. he was sent back home early because he became ill. all children born to african american fathers were identified as occupation babies. when i was 6.5 my mother took me to the children s home. i ve never blamed her because i know that she was under a lot of pressure. i felt as if i was worth so much less than the other children there.
following defeat in 1945, germany found itself once again occupied by allied troops. the americans brought with them black gis who remained stationed in germany for some time after the war. inevitably bonds were formed and in some cases children followed, born into an all white environment and having no contact at all with black people. my father came to germany because he was an american soldier. he was sent back home early because he became ill. all children born to african american fathers were identified as occupation babies. when i was 6.5 my mother took me to the children s home. i ve never blamed her because i know that she was under a lot of pressure.
born into an all white environment and having no contact at all with black people. my father came to germany because he was an american soldier. he was sent back home early because he became ill. all children born to african american fathers were identified as occupation babies. when i was six and a half my mother took me to the children s home. i ve never blamed her because i know that she was under a lot of pressure. i felt as if i was worth so much less than the other children there. i was hit, locked up in rooms and when i was ten they tried to drive the devil out of me. i had to kneel down in front of a chair. all the windows were closed and i had to repeat,