Interment camps are not without precedent in US history. During World War II, out of fear, our government rounded up nearly 110,000 Japanese people and placed them in camps around the country. That period in history is looked upon as a dark moment in our past. Why would we repeat a past mistake? picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

27th January 2008 marks the 63rd anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps at Auschwitz in Poland by the Russian Army.


The USHMM provides further commentary. picked by Pocksucket 10 months ago

Charles T. Payne was 20 years old when he helped liberate Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He is the "Uncle Charlie" that Obama told a group of veterans about. The ones he mistakenly said Auschwitz. Here he talks about that moment in his life. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Boris Kobe drew these while a prisoner at Allach Concentration Camp, a sub-camp of Dachau.
Each card depicts an aspect of life in the camp. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, filmmaker Alain Resnais documented the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz. Night and Fog is one of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, and also one of the most important. It is still available from the Criterion Collection Night and Fog contains disturbing images of the Holocaust. Posted in remembrance of... read full post picked by buddha 8 months ago

Interesting article that details the event that led to the imprisonment of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps during WW2. picked by Phildo 2 years ago

Striking yet horribly sad photos. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

A little girl saved his life. Destiny brings them back together. A beautiful, spritual story about a boy in a concentration camp and a very special girl picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration:

• Passing the buck and setting up others to be fall guys
  
• Truckloads of lies, deception and half truths
  
• Lack of accountability

picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago