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My great uncle-in-law escaped Aushwitz just as they started the death marches. He ran into the woods and someone stumbled into soldiers who I believe were American. One of these soldiers was the first black man he ever saw. What stereotypes or media exposure to black people would he have had?

by /u/nueoritic-parents in /r/AskHistorians

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