{"product_id":"destined-to-witness-growing-up-black-in-nazi-germany","title":"Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eHans Massaquoi's memoir traces an extraordinary childhood spent as one of few Black children in Nazi Germany. Raised by his German mother after his father returned to Liberia, he navigates schooling, social exclusion, and the constant fear of state persecution while ordinary life around him grows increasingly controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than broad historical analysis, the book offers a close, personal view of identity and survival: how a young boy experienced propaganda, was denied civic rites like youth organizations, and sought an education and livelihood under growing restrictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirsthand memoir of race and daily life in wartime Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores identity, exclusion, and resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 480 pages; published 1999; ISBN 9780060959616\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025308410090,"sku":"JGB-2-US1-3-Stack13-3-0060959614-64","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/61PfUBnJCNL.jpg?v=1744490688","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/destined-to-witness-growing-up-black-in-nazi-germany","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}