Ramstein Air Base Documentary & Exhibition Center

Exhibition “Der Kampf um die Bürgerrechte / The Civil Rights Struggle”
May 29 – July 19, 2009

The exhibition “Der Kampf um die Bürgerrechte / The Civil Rights Struggle” chronicles the little known history of the experience of African-American GIs in Germany and the significance of their deployment for the advancement of the civil rights movemnet in the U.S.

It presents the first results of a joint research initiative of the German Historical Institute (GHI), Washington DC, Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY), and the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at the University of Heidelberg in cooperation with the Docu Center Ramstein.

For more, please see here.

Opening Hours:
Mon – Fri: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Sat: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sun: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Ramstein Air Base Documentary & Exhibition Center
Museum im Westrich
Miesenbacher Str. 1
66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach
Germany

Impressions from the Opening in Ramstein, Germany, May 28, 2009

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Press:

Anke Herbert: “Erstmals als Mensch behandelt worden”  
Die Rheinpfalz – June 6, 2009
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Anke Herbert: Daten und Fakten: Die Ausstellung
Die Rheinpfalz – June 6, 2009
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Anke Herbert: “Ramstein 2” im Bild  
Die Rheinpfalz – May 29, 2009
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Anke Herbert: Zur Sache: Kampf um die Bürgerrechte
Die Rheinpfalz – May 29, 2009
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Anke Herbert: Studenten mischen altes Kino auf
Die Rheinpfalz – May 26, 2009
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