The American Battle Monuments Commission, the U.S. government agency responsible for maintaining memorial sites outside of the United States, has removed two panels about Black soldiers from the Dutch village of Margraten’s visitors center. Local Dutch residents who care for the graves, children of U.S. soldiers and Dutch officials are outraged.

The American Battle Monuments Commission, the U.S. government agency responsible for maintaining memorial sites outside of the United States, has removed two panels about Black soldiers from the Dutch village of Margraten’s visitors center. Local Dutch residents who care for the graves, children of U.S. soldiers and Dutch officials are outraged.

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