Hitler sent envoys to the US to study Jim Crow laws. The anti-Jewish laws of the Third Reich were inspired by and heavily based on Jim Crow laws.
Except…the Nazis thought Jim Crow was too severe. Seriously. Under Jim Crow you were considered Black if you had “oone drop” of Black blood. In other words, if any ancestor of yours was Black, no matter how far back that may go, you were Black.
In Nazi Germany, you were considered Jewish if one of your grandparents was Jewish.
How racist do you have to be for the literal Nazis to go “wow! That’s a bit racist!”
Hitler sent envoys to the US to study Jim Crow laws. The anti-Jewish laws of the Third Reich were inspired by and heavily based on Jim Crow laws.
Except…the Nazis thought Jim Crow was too severe. Seriously. Under Jim Crow you were considered Black if you had “oone drop” of Black blood. In other words, if any ancestor of yours was Black, no matter how far back that may go, you were Black.
In Nazi Germany, you were considered Jewish if one of your grandparents was Jewish.
How racist do you have to be for the literal Nazis to go “wow! That’s a bit racist!”
Funny isn’t it. Under Jim Crow, technically we’re all black. We originated in Africa, after all.