Being Black in Hitler’s Germany

Mon Jan 19 2026 at 01:30 pm to 02:50 pm UTC-05:00

Pettengill Hall, Room G65 | Lewiston

Martin Luther King Jr Planning Committee
Publisher/HostMartin Luther King Jr Planning Committee
Being Black in Hitler\u2019s Germany
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About this Event

Hans Massaquoi grew up Black in Nazi Germany and escaped to the U.S., later working alongside Muhammad Ali during the Civil Rights era. The film explores his childhood friendship with Ralph Giordano, a Jewish boy who survived the Holocaust, and their reunion years later, by which time both had gone on to remarkable careers” Massaquoi as a leading journalist and Giordano as a renowned writer and publicist. Join us for the documentary screening and a live virtual Q&A with filmmaker John Kantara!

Presenters: Temitope Noah, Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana; John A. Kantara, Schwarze Filmschaffende in Deutschland

Sponsor: Program in Africana


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Pettengill Hall, Room G65, 4 Andrews Road, Lewiston, United States

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