Prof. Sollors (r.) answers questions following the lecture

“Are You Occupied Territory?”—A Discussion about African-Americans in Post-war Germany
June 25, 2009. On June 25, Dr. Werner Sollors of Harvard University gave a lecture entitled, “Are You Occupied Territory?” about relationships and fraternization between African-American GIs and Germans after the Second World War.   Hosted by the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Dr. Sollors also discussed the paradox of US racism toward African-Americans during the de-Nazification of occupied Germany.  The lecture was attended by approximately fifty university students and faculty, and a discussion section with Professor Sollors followed.