Re. Herero

Tue Aug 3 10:17:30 CDT 2004

The average American pretty much knows zip about pre-TV history 

Richard 

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In einer eMail vom 03.08.2004 15:05:23 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt r.romeo at atlanticphilanthropies.org: 

Do you think the average German is aware of what happened to the Herero or is it subsumed by the Nazi era in the public consciousness? 

Just curious 

Does the average American know what happened a hundred years ago? We know what happened 90 years ago, 1914, but before that:-) 
kwp

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