Ambassador to the Netherlands Joe Popolo seemed to support the removal of the displays.
One display told the story of 23-year-old George H. Pruitt, a Black soldier buried at the cemetery, who died attempting to rescue a comrade from drowning in 1945.
Cor Linssen, the 79-year-old son of a Black American soldier and a Dutch mother, is one of those who opposes the removal of the panels.
Together with a group of other children of Black soldiers, now all in their 70s and 80s, Linssen visited the cemetery in February 2025 to see the panels.
The Black Liberators group is also seeking a permanent location for a memorial for the Black soldiers who gave their lives to free the Dutch.
And that includes the Netherlands,” said Linda Hervieux, whose book “Forgotten” chronicles Black soldiers who fought on D-Day and the segregation they faced back home.
The removal of the panels, she said, “follows a historical pattern of writing out the stories of men and women of color in the United States. »