In der Fortsetzung seiner Lebensgeschichte berichtet Hans J. Massaquoi davon, wie er sich nach seiner Emigration einen Platz in Amerika erkämpft, in einem demokratischen und freien Land, das zu dieser Zeit trotz des schönen Scheins auch von Rassismus geprägt ist. Wieder erfährt er Diskriminierung am eigenen Leib, doch nun ist er einer unter Millionen anderen Schwarzen, mit denen er gemeinsam kämpfen und sich solidarisieren kann. Als Mitarbeiter und schließlich Chefredakteur von »Ebony«, der größten schwarzen Zeitschrift Amerikas, findet er seine Berufung und seine Identität, nicht zuletzt dank seiner Begegnungen mit so herausragenden schwarzen Persönlichkeiten wie Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Diana Ross und vielen anderen.
Hans Massaquoi Pořadí knih (chronologicky)
Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi was a German American journalist whose writings explored themes of identity, discrimination, and cultural duality. Growing up under the Nazi regime, he experienced firsthand the severe impact of prejudice, an experience that profoundly shaped his perspective and narrative voice. His work often delves into the complexities of navigating multiple cultural heritages, reflecting his own dual German-Liberian background. Through his literary contributions, Massaquoi offered readers powerful insights into the human condition and the enduring struggle against injustice.
'Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger!', Textausgabe mit Materialien
- 287 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
Destined to Witness
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
This is a story of the unexpected.In Destined to Witness, Hans Massaquoi has crafted a beautifully rendered memoir -- an astonishing true tale of how he came of age as a black child in Nazi Germany. The son of a prominent African and a German nurse, Hans remained behind with his mother when Hitler came to power, due to concerns about his fragile health, after his father returned to Liberia. Like other German boys, Hans went to school; like other German boys, he swiftly fell under the Fuhrer's spell. So he was crushed to learn that, as a black child, he was ineligible for the Hitler Youth. His path to a secondary education and an eventual profession was blocked. He now lived in fear that, at any moment, he might hear the Gestapo banging on the door -- or Allied bombs falling on his home. Ironic,, moving, and deeply human, Massaquoi's account of this lonely struggle for survival brims with courage and intelligence.