BROWN BABIES EXHIBITION AT BODMIN KEEP

Brown Babies Exhibition 6 February-31 March 2023

From 1942 onwards, three million American GIs passed through the UK on route to Europe. Some 240,000 (8%) of these were African-American. The US Government continued the practice of racial segregation during the war and most black GIs were conscripted to non-combat support units. Social spaces such as pubs and dances were segregated too and inevitably relationships formed between GIs and local women.

The title of the exhibition comes from the name given to British mixed-race babies by the African-American Press. ‘Brown Babies’ gives voice to some of the 2000 or more mixed-race children born from these relationships and explains what happened afterwards.

‘Brown Babies’ can be seen at Bodmin Keep – Cornwall’s Army Museum from 6 February-31 March 2023. The museum opens from Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm (last entry time 4pm).

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