My Mom was born in 1921. Her entire ancestry was German her grandparents having been immigrants in the 1880s. Her family spoke German until WWI. I asked her once "Mom, how was your family treated during the first World war?" She just looked at me and started to cry. It's the only time I ever saw her do that in her entire life.

@johnfitbyfaithnet

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this important information this history indeed deserves to be remembered

@mr.mrs.d.7015

9 ай бұрын

💔😡

@Lamont-fy2xj

9 ай бұрын

That's a dam shame, this is what they do all over world ,chaos , threats you name it. I mad listening to this

@michaelplunkett8059

9 ай бұрын

Yes, liberty cabbage for saurkraut, hot dogs for frankfurters and alsatian for German Shepherd dogs. Fortunately, we only had 2 years, but the followon Prohibition further demonized german industries.

Shocking how people may consider themselves good and righteous, while simultaneously divesting themselves of any semblance of human decency.

@johnchambers2996

5 жыл бұрын

To wit. today's rabid and near-religious crusading political environment.

@edisonfrisbee6345

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnchambers2996 I was thinking Planned Parenthood.....

@johnchambers2996

5 жыл бұрын

Well Edison, abortion is often seen as some sort of sacrament.

@rubenmichaels4547

5 жыл бұрын

@@edisonfrisbee6345 idiot

@JesusOfIskcon

5 жыл бұрын

Every morning when I got to school out near Boskydell this older kid would punch my arm very hard to make a man of me. His father and uncles were cops and firemen in Carbondale. He would tell us how his grandfathers had been in the Klan. That was the 2nd wave Klan of the 1910s and 1920s that was anti bootlegger and anti immigrant and anti union mob so they would be the guys trying to save this German's life I think. This history is really complex and fascinating and I think finding it out is key to understanding our present time and the forces at play.

Such a heartbreaking story, for Mr. Prager and our country. What a disgrace.

My grandfather, Charles Schilling of Kankakee Illinois, was also threatened with violence if he did not buy bonds to prove his loyalty to America. He had to mortgage the farm to buy them. It took him most of the rest of his life to pay that loan off. The army also “drafted” two of his horses. One named Bill, was my fathers favorite. He was 8 years old at the time. He always talked about Bill.

@lynnwood7205

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@changeintheair9648

4 жыл бұрын

How disgusting! You know, we may be in 2020 but still have significant portion of society that still pitchfork and torches people. Look at how they act in this small pandemic. Many have no common sense. People have been assaulted by these pitch fork and torches people for sneezing, not keep social distances. We like to pride ourselves in not being like our ancestors, but we are like them in many ways. At least our ancestors lacked education, lack of info whereas we have access to world wide web info, yet still act the irrational, hysterical fools

@hanoitripper1809

4 жыл бұрын

He was 8 years old and forced to buy bonds. Shocking.

@davidschilling4861

4 жыл бұрын

Hanoi tripper. My grandfather had to buy the bonds not my 8 yr old dad. Dumb ass.

@standupstraight9691

4 жыл бұрын

Wooossshhh

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

@williamlong8859

4 жыл бұрын

perfect reminder today, thank you.

@grannyblinda

4 жыл бұрын

Democrats?!?

@jerrylong381

4 жыл бұрын

@@grannyblinda Self righteous assholes!

@jeffquinn5653

4 жыл бұрын

Linda, what’s that have to do with anything.

@quanbrooklynkid7776

4 жыл бұрын

@frankos rooni haha

A prime example of "The Psychology of the Mob".

@JDARJISJ

4 жыл бұрын

They still stir the mobs. See Antifa and look at the ideas and motivations of almost every mass shooter.

@machinesandthings9641

4 жыл бұрын

It’s sad that so many people are susceptible to mob mentality. We have no individuals anymore

There are rising numbers of those - even in the US Congress - who have lynch mob mentalities. That, in itself, is a frightening preamble to what's happening in our land; here's praying we're still home of the brave that can fight this awful wave. Thank you for telling this story that definitely deserves to be remembered.

@willemventer3935

10 ай бұрын

all the world governments are like that.

@elizabethsohler6516

9 ай бұрын

The ideology our country fought against in the first half of the 20th century, is now actively embraced by people who call themselves Americans, including our ex-"President," DJT.

This is the good stuff, the History that they would never teach in a public school. Thank you again History Guy.

@markchapmon8670

4 жыл бұрын

With a number of "teachers" already teaching their own version of history in a manner that makes our more impressionable young folks feel a sense of disdain towards our nation now, we are already lost unless we can reverse this trend very soon. The radical left would have you believe it was all the white mans fault for slavery in the USA, conveniently leaving out that their own people captured and sold them into slavery. We are also the first country to abolish slavery. They are trying to stamp out that America was founded by (mostly) Christians who had come over here to avoid persecution. They would have you believe those men were not to be respected. They are trying to demolish our history by removing statues, monuments, art and destroying records of our history. IF we do not remember our past AND LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, we are doomed to repeat them. God Bless America again, He knows the trouble we are in.

@09Silverbull

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Chapmon, thanks for your reply. USA was not the first country to abolish slavery. England abolished slavery 30 years before Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1833.

@markchapmon8670

4 жыл бұрын

David Silva, thank you for the correction.

@MyRegardsToTheDodo

4 жыл бұрын

@@markchapmon8670 The US was actually one of the last countries to abolish slavery. England abolished in 1834, France in 1848, Spain in 1542 (really the first nation to abolish slavery), the Netherlands officially in 1848, really in 1863 and so on.

@kvogel9245

4 жыл бұрын

None of those other countries risked civil war over slavery, and it was mostly symbolic for them. Their slave agriculture was in their colonies.

The hypnotic trance of patriotism and the sycophantic crowd it creates. RIP. Robert Prager.

@christianfreedom-seeker934

4 жыл бұрын

Nationalism, not Patriotism, big difference!

@Joker-jt3vn

4 жыл бұрын

Jaime Alonzo Or today’s leftist crowd? Do you see how it starts? You assign motives to people you don’t even know, assuming they’re ALL bad. You would’ve been at the front of the line to hang this man.

@clifflong1203

4 жыл бұрын

Jaime Alonzo , people who happen to support the president of the United States are in no way like this mob! Let me guess you voted for Hillary?🙄🤣

@mikebronicki8264

10 ай бұрын

I don't know what Jaime Alonzo wrote 3 years ago, but the comments that "don't see" MAGA in this mob have not aged well. Also, nationalism is NOT patriotism.

Some events deserve to be remembered and some like this should never be forgotten.

Thank you for telling us about him. Poor man just trying to work. I tried not to cry.

This one is definitely history that deserves to be remembered and maybe even reposted. Poor Mr. Prager🌾 🕊️

history repeats its self if you refuse to learn from it

@kevinconrad6156

5 жыл бұрын

It rhymes but does not repeat.

@dphorgan

5 жыл бұрын

Yes sir it does.

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

5 жыл бұрын

Damn right my brother is on his 4th marriage!!!!!😜 Love is a game but, marriage is a GAMBLE!

@mistervacation23

5 жыл бұрын

Have you envisioned an ass whoopin?

@shospulecolupis9718

4 жыл бұрын

those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, while those who do learn from history are doomed to watch everyone else repeat it.

I already knew about the lynching of Robert Prager, but what really caught me was Roberts last letter, written in a hurry with a few little orthography errors (probably because he lived fo such a long time in a largely english speaking environment). If you read something like this, a desperate man's last message to his loved ones, in your mothertongue (I am German) it really breaks your heart. Great work "History Guy", your videos are always very informative and of high quality, with a presentation that is thought provoking as well as humane. (If this is the right word)

@DrunkenAussie76

5 жыл бұрын

Humane fits there perfectly.

@underwaterlaser1687

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same reaction to reading the letter in German. Truly heartbreaking.

@MM-bn9dm

5 жыл бұрын

Humane is the perfect word.

@nozecone

5 жыл бұрын

I was surprised by how confident the hand-writing looks. I think mine would have been a little shaky, in the circumstances ... !

@AIRDAM1

4 жыл бұрын

@BANASTRE TARLETON thousands of white men were LYNCHED in this country also. And in Europe. Look it up. You aren't that special, idiot.

Most people won't realize, that we are only a breath away, from this happening, this very day

@keyworksales6241

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Okay gramps.

I absolutely Love the way this man teaches History.

Probably one of the sadder things I've seen today.

You keep churning out gripping and riveting tales of history. Thank you.

@luciferangelica

5 жыл бұрын

Marcel Cousineau yeah, be aware. shit can get out of hand quicker than one might thing

@ralph40

5 жыл бұрын

Thank u, Mr. History Guy. I had no idea. Is History repeating itself now in 2018? For what it's worth, I am now a recently retired white guy I am not a racist bigot nor do I feel I am entitled. I am not of wealth. Also, an old boss of mine is of African descent, college educated , etc. Made more money than me. Good 4 him. Matter of fact, I've had a number of folks that were my superiors over the years who were of African descent. Good sharp folks. THE U.S.A is changing for the better. I hate lies & deceit. If we forget history, we are doomed to repeat its mistakes. P.S. In 1980, I was getting ready to graduate from college here in Okla. When that missile silo in Arkansas had an accident in 1980, just what do u think we all thought? Scared as Hell!!! My granddaughter is of Cherokee descent. The Tribes here in OK are doing good things for people, And many voices heard in the National News Media derisively call us caucasians 'entitled'. I suggest some folks go read about George Bernard Shaw (hmm. Pygmallion/My Fair Lady). Shaw was a rich person but also believed in Communism. I can't stand hypocrites either. I do know this, racism knows no bounds in our world. And yes, I am so far from perfect it's not even funny, and was able to go to college because of college loans made available by our Govt. Which I paid off when i finally able to find to find a decent paying job. And again, I do know lots of folks whose skin hue is different than mine. They are good folks just like me. And someone wants to claim that women here in 'fly over' land only do what their husbands tell em what to do & think? I say, 'Hogwash'. I've seen those Nazi Skinhead types during my lifetime. Well, not nice of me to say, but, yeah, I like The US Marines' saying, shoot first and ask questions sometime later. MR HISTORY GUY, THANK U AGAIN SO MUCH 4 YOUR WORK. I,'ll be signing up in the future to help financially support this channel. In the coming year. I do have rich tastes. Unfortunately, budget ain't. I really don't know how lucky I am. Dad came home alive from Europe after WW II, and was able to go 2 school because of the GI Bill. I also suggest others go talk with folks who lived under totalitarian regimes. I've also seen personally one of those ########### nazi tattoos on someone's skin. THe Holocaust did happen. People can hate on me all they want. I know evil when I see it. Peace to all, life isn't exactly easy, and I ain't a flatearther,

I live in Collinsville, Illinois. I attended the highschool's graduation and the author of "Patriotic Murder" gave a speech about Robert Prager. Almost no one knew what he was talking about. The fact that our town murdered a man in cold blood was hidden throughout the generations. It's sickening. He was hung down the road from the fucking bakery.

Thank you for sharing this man's story! My Grandpa, who's family emigrated to America from Germany during this era, always seemed ashamed of his heritage. This heartbreaking story helps me understand why.

Horrible, but indeed, it should be remembered.

@kendavis8046

5 жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 Uh, What?

@timan2039

5 жыл бұрын

@@kendavis8046 Really?

@berrytharp1334

5 жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 Why is there always one of you in every crowd? Please check your politics at the door

@Miata822

5 жыл бұрын

@@CoppaShotta [EDIT- had a long rant here. Changed my mind about posting. This isn't Reddit, it's HistoryGuy's actual business.]

@Miata822

5 жыл бұрын

@@berrytharp1334 Sorry, but there really is no "door" any more. This video today is about real life here today. We are living in times that will be in the history books. Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past.

One night during WWI my father, aunts, uncles and grandparents woke to a fusillade ripping through the house. My family was Dutch and spoke something German sounding. Worse, they were close friends with a German family in town. My father, who thought of police as lazy and uneducated drains on the taxpayer, praised the town constable for rushing into the home as it was being perforated and helped the family to safety.

@jenjen.rutherford8559

4 жыл бұрын

The mentality of the usa really scares me . I still cannot understand how a country can be proud of being founded by slave owners. And now you voted for president who doesnt pay his own workers . Yet so many are such good people as in the law enforcement described here.

@marks1638

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenjen.rutherford8559 OH, Please. Every country on the planet has committed extra judicial punishments and executions, started wars to conquer their neighbors, and done horrible things to it's minority populations. We're just more open about our stupidity than many countries, who pretend it never happened. The Japanese still try to hide their atrocities in WWII. I witnessed one example of their xenophobic mindset back in 1986. I watched Japanese police harassing the Korean wives of fellow servicemen in the Narita Airport in Tokyo while we were waiting for our airplane. They accused them of shoplifting when they came back into our terminal with bags of duty free stuff they had bought with cash. They claimed they didn't have credit cards, so they were shop lifters. Only the threat of making it an international incident stopped by police. This is the same country that murdered several thousand Koreans (both under orders and by vigilantes) after the Great Tokyo Earthquake in 1923 blaming them for the fires started by the earthquake (including the firestorm). The mindset of a mob exists everywhere on the planet. Japan is just one example of many countries around the world. No one's an angel, least of all the USA.

@Weshopwizard

10 ай бұрын

@@jenjen.rutherford8559please show me a place on the map where there was no slavery. I will point out dozens of places on that same map where slavery exists today.

@dezznutz3743

10 ай бұрын

@@jenjen.rutherford8559 GTFOH. America was the first place to outlaw slavery. We have since worked to eradicate it around the world! What has your worthless country done for anyone, other then suck off the TEET of American's paying for your NATO protections.

It's interesting that during WWII, which began for America only 23 years after the "Great War," leaders of our Army and Navy bore such German names as Eisenhower and Nimitz, while GIs carried Hershey chocolate bars as part of their rations. My own father, beginning in WWI started telling people his last name (Gott) was Dutch. I asked him why and he said it wasn't too popular to have German ancestors. He was the sixth of seven generations born in America, his earliest American ancestor, Jonathan Gott, was born in the Colony of Maryland in 1720. Imagine having to fear your neighbors because of your name.

@synthiapowe4937

4 жыл бұрын

Or your color?

@raquellofstedt9713

4 жыл бұрын

well, Since WWI my father's family were telling their neighbor their paternal grandparents were Danish (the Horstmanns) and Dutch (the Sortors) . Both were German ancestry, though Sortor is a bastardization of Sarotorius. (Don't give Latin to dyslexic Germans to play with if you're a mideval monk). Nowadays, with my first name, I just get people yelling at me to go back to Mexico. The fun never stops.

@Blaqjaqshellaq

4 жыл бұрын

At least he wasn't Japanese-American...

@CS-zn6pp

4 жыл бұрын

@Nikolas Tyr that's just not true, Chinese, Korean and Japanese workers flocked to the west coast from 1830's onwards as it was cheaper to import labor from across the ocean than to bring them from the east coast. Many of the Japanese Americans inturned after pearl harbour were 3rd or 4th generation.

@johnburt7935

4 жыл бұрын

@Nikolas Tyr I suppose you think Muslims like my daughters and their husbands are also "newcomers" who had no hand in building this nation? Please, tell me you think so.

My family are decended from German Anabaptists in Nebraska. Thank you for sharing history that deserves to be remembered; not repeated.

Thank you for the reminder that we must not focus on vilifying any other group, as that destroys our own humanity

@muvs32pap

4 жыл бұрын

Read or watch a presentation by Chris Hedges on his book "War is a force that gives us meaning", this type of behavior is all too human in nature. Human's are the only species known to behave thus.

@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681

3 жыл бұрын

Not just that. By vilifying the enemy, we become the worst version of them. Which means, in a war of worldviews, that they win.

A well told, awful tale - and it is ABSOLUTELY history that deserves (needs) to be remembered.

@kobirubin166

5 жыл бұрын

So true Needs to be rememberd

@davidhollenshead4892

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, as my Prussian Jewish Grandfather's family had to use false papers to flee to the US because my Great Grandfather had been drafted during WWI. Had they "obeyed the law" as Trump puts it, they would have been turned into soap or grit for icy roads by the Third Reich...

@dsandoval9396

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidhollenshead4892 So where's the world war these people Trump is talking about being fought right now? I see what you're TRYING to say but you fail in your attempt because the times are COMPLETELY different. You either fail to see that or you like so many others you pick and choose which bits and pieces of information to use to push your own narrative.

@ds1036

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidhollenshead4892 Your ineptitude at trying to make Trump's immigration policies look like he is sending people to their deaths is almost funny. But in the context you put such imbecilic remarks, it makes it quite sickening and reinforces the reason this history needs to be remembered. You can't seem to understand that there are some earth-changing differences in the times and culture of your grandfather and the times and culture of America today... and people like you vote... omg, it's amazing we haven't already fallen into the abyss.

I’m glad I found your channel - it’s amazing how history repeats itself, if not remembered - we need to remember history today, in our distressed country - thank you

Quite possibly the best 20-30 minutes of my work day is spent when I have lunch and watch your videos. You do a wonderful job at bringing to light these items that deserve to be remembered. Well done!

Thank you for this video. I am a American from a long line of German descendants. Never, when asked, were stories from the war years told. I often took that as, it's best to forget. I believe, if we forget, we very well may repeat the same mistakes.

@chomama1628

10 ай бұрын

My husbands family changed their names to not sound so German.

This is "heavy duty" history that needs to be remembered. Another great expos'e THG!

Truly sad, and absolutely needs to be remembered. Thank you for sharing.

Very Impressive. Telling the story as it happened without bias. Thank You.

Man,what a sad story.Thqnk you for your wonderful channel and for enlightening us all.

In 1917, there were more German language newspapers in Pennsylvania than English papers. By the end of 1918, most had been burned out, or destroyed by "patriots." Even in the 1950's, my grandparents would not teach German to my mother.

@christianfreedom-seeker934

4 жыл бұрын

Nationalists, not patriots.

@userunavailable3095

4 жыл бұрын

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 Thugs, not nationalists. There is nothing wrong with loving your country. There is everything wrong with vandalism and violence against innocent bystanders. That isn't patriotism or nationalism, it is crime.

@ifitsfreeitsforme1852

4 жыл бұрын

During those years, even the names of streets and towns were changed to erase any association with German culture and heritage. A little town in South Central PA now called Quentin , was originally called Bismarck. Main street in Manheim PA , was originally called Prussian street.

@Blaqjaqshellaq

4 жыл бұрын

@@ifitsfreeitsforme1852 Berlin, Ontario, was renamed for the British general Kitchener!

@valerieannrumpf4151

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was high school taking German as a second language, my grandma lamented that her parents didn't teach her and my great aunt how to speak German when they were children, but during that time my great grandparents hid the fact that they were German immigrants from their neighbors during WWI and WWII because of the anti German sentiment at the time.

Another wonderful history lesson- presented so brilliantly . Thanks HG !!

I live your stuff. Please keep it coming. History is so fascinating and needs to be remembered

My son is very interested in WWI since he saw a photo of his great great grandfather who served 1917-18. His parents came to America from Germany. He was born here in Texas. I have his dog tags (they're round!), payment booklet and other things from his time in Europe. It seems that WWII gets most of the attention but I really like to study The Great War. 👍❤️🤗 Great video! BUNGA! BUNGA!

@bstromb

5 жыл бұрын

If you or your son are not familiar with The Great War channel head over there right now before the war is over! It's an extraordinary channel that covers WWI in "real time", exactly 100 years ago, week by week from the beginning, until it ends this week with the Armistice. It's well researched and well presented by Indiana Neidell (really his name). They've just started a WWII channel too. Right now they are at 936,169 subscribers. The fans of the channel would like them to reach 1,000,000 before the last new episode this week. So if you, your son and 63,829 of your closest friends would head over there..... History Guy and The Great War are my 2 favorite channels

@IntrepidFraidyCat

5 жыл бұрын

@@bstromb OMG! THANK YOU! I definitely will. 👍❤️🤗

@julemandenudengaver4580

5 жыл бұрын

@@bstromb do you also follow the ww2 week by week it also Indy there speaker on that and there's a persob who looking at the great war from ottomans wieud

People may be intelligent but mobs are not. In a mob even the best of people can commit the worst of acts.

@cplcabs

5 жыл бұрын

So true

@oldesertguy9616

5 жыл бұрын

Mobs are like the internet. If you give people anonymity they feel brave and reckless. I've found people will often attach themselves to a "cause" just as an excuse to break stuff or otherwise work out their violent tendencies without any repercussions.

@NortonPeabody

5 жыл бұрын

@@oldesertguy9616 so true, just look at the mob mentality after something as meaningless winning a ball game....

@writerconsidered

5 жыл бұрын

I think there is a reason mobs scare me, they are a dangerous animal waiting to be unleashed. I have on one or two occasions slipped away from mobs, they were harmless mobs but still had potential.

@davidhollenshead4892

5 жыл бұрын

Big Blue, You posted: " In a mob even the best of people can commit the worst of acts." Keep in mind that the "best of people" avoid being in a mob...

History Guy, you are getting better all the time. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

Wow! Just discovered your content and appreciate every aspect. Concise and well-produced. Thoughtful unbiased commentary, heavy on the history. Thanks!

Freedom of the press is not synonymous with integrity of the press.

@redcaddiedaddie

5 жыл бұрын

While I agree with your observation, the subtext of this horrible & repulsive act is that 'the free press' wasn't free at all; they were being directed & manipulated to publish biased articles & opinions, based on prejudices that were unfair & directed toward segments of the population that were innocent of anything other than a different opinion...

@STho205

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The national press syndicates were so yellow in this era. Pulitzer papers were stoking war against Germany and Hurst papers were editorializing hard on Germany's behalf before 1917. Both syndicates fabricated or heavily spun stories to make their case.

@jamestheotherone742

5 жыл бұрын

@@STho205 Bear in mind that this wasn't the first time. The Spanish-American War was almost entirely stoked by the Press and industrial interests. For WWi they just rolled out what worked before.

@martynspeck

5 жыл бұрын

Don't we know that!

@STho205

5 жыл бұрын

@@jamestheotherone742 that's when those two became great rivals. However the Civil War before that was stoked by lies and exaggerations in newspapers. Activist newspapers outright lied in print all through the 1850s. 1792-1812 the two new parties were almost invented by yellow journalism and those papers often encouraged their readers to arms or at least outright hatred of the other team. Both of whom had fought together during the Revolution. Ben Franklin always joked about fabricating news in his papers. Always be cautious of news editors.

I really appreciate the work you're doing, this channel has become one of my favorites. How about doing a video on the USS Pueblo (named for my hometown that I love and miss), the Doolittle Raid, Ludlow massacre, or Geronimo's skull? I had a fantastic history teacher in Pueblo named Mr. Boniquista in the early 90s. A classy, intelligent man who I learned so much from but I regret not learning more. Like many of us, I was young and dumb but his patience and relatable historical stories really spoke to me and gave me a respect for our past. Thank you.

June 2020- media and people need to watch this so we do not repeat our mistakes and so they can have an example of how media should act.

@veteransfortrump8916

4 жыл бұрын

How true.

@peterk8909

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently the media and a certain lawyer in St. Louis still don't get it. Read:. the McCloskeys.

@wmrayburn7620

3 жыл бұрын

Shawn Harold, They KNOW ! Lack of knowledge is not the problem for them, lack of journalistic integrity and commitment to scruples is.

@wmrayburn7620

3 жыл бұрын

Never resort resort to name calling. NO exceptions! If you're absolutely unable to control your tongue (or keyboard) you are allowed to point out that your opponent is name-calling, but you may not do so yourself.

@kennethpaquin8574

3 жыл бұрын

I think you should be clear about what you mean by the media. What poses as reporting on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets should not be confused with professional journalism. The state of the journalism trade today is quite a bit better than that of 100 years ago. Newspapers like the NYT, WP, WSJ, Miami Herald, LA Times, Boston Globe, Financial Times, and many others produce high integrity reporting that meet professional journalistic standards. They get an occasional piece wrong, but correct themselves by checking each other and staying with important stories. There is even a section dedicated to corrections. Unfortunately, many people don't read newspapers any longer. And those that want to propagate their own version of events attempt to blakently tarnishes all "mainstream media", and promote sources of far more questionable veracity.

I lived in Collinsville from 1968 - 1973 when I graduated from High School. I had no idea this bit of history existed. I can certainly see why it would never be brought up. Shameful!

Never heard of this sad incident. You really brought the history alive and gave it power for the now. As a lover of history and of our great Nation, I always jump right on it, when I see the notification of you posting a new video. Thanks for sharing your great videos with us. Please keep them coming and God bless you, my friend!

Thanks for all the work you put into these productions - I know, it's a labour of love - you are quickly becoming one of my favourite presenters of history/knowledge here on KZread (that includes BBC documentaries). I appreciate your presentation style and manner in which you address the many subjects you delve into. Thanks again.

Wow History Guy!! Thanks for all your history lessons.

I’m glad you posted this video I never heard about this man before a story that should be told

My German grandmother told me prior to WWI, the family only spoke German in Long Island City, NY. The day the war was declared the family agreed. ..from this day forward we speak only English. When I was young I lived with my German grandmother and she taught me German. But that was in the 1950's and I guess it was safe to speak German again.

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

Even the British Royal family did a bit of German erasing by changing the Family name to Winsor in 1917.

@garyschmidt7320

5 жыл бұрын

My family and many of the German neighbors had stopped speaking German, probably around that time. In that area around Dieterich, Il. there wasn't even a trace of German accent left in most by 1960. About 20 miles west at Altamont, they apparently clung to German longer because the people there had a very "Dutchy" accent.

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

5 жыл бұрын

I caught the German measles once but they surrendered!😁 Swing and a miss? Look I can kid about this cause I married a girl with last name of Krieg and by God it has been with die Hexe at times!

@brownpcsuncedu

5 жыл бұрын

My father told of hearing German still spoken among the Pennsylvania Dutch around 1940-42. Of course, by that time those folks had been in America for something like two centuries, and it was pretty obvious even from the outside that Nazism had considerably less than zero appeal for them. Of course, that was a different war, a diffferent group of German speaking immigrants, and a different part of the U.S. (with a lot fewer recent immigrants than Long Island).

@anthonyC214

5 жыл бұрын

@@brownpcsuncedu I been to Kutztown PA and I talked to a few of them. Their German is not true German..It is a combination of German and Dutch.

thank you for all these unknown, forgotten facets of history! a big fan of yours~ from nort east India. (:

This is my favourite so far, wonderful that you are brave enough to not Only select things wholesome to the American view of itself and be honest.

Mr. Robert Prager, a brave & proud American. RIP ❤️

My great-grandfather fought in World War 1. In his home town in North Carolina they wouldn't even let black soldiers like him march in the Armistice Day parades.

@trentbresler3179

5 жыл бұрын

I believe this held true for even people like Henry Johnson as well......he could show off his metal of honor and sell war bonds for the army just not march with the white troops during times of peace. It is a horrible piece of this country's history, yet something we should never forget.

@grapeshot

5 жыл бұрын

@@trentbresler3179 it's a shame too because he died an alcoholic and in great pain as well as penniless. For many years they didn't even know where he was buried at. But somehow he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Theodore Roosevelt called him one of the five bravest Americans in history.

@terrygrossmann2295

5 жыл бұрын

It is of great shame that the U.S. often times use the black troops to fight. That old belief that black troops would be to hard to handle or would run. Some U.S. black troops were given to the French who not only used the black troops to fight but praised them for their bravery. When the U.S. went in to WWII the same thing happened again. One off the most highly decorated units of that conflict was known as the red tails. Throughout every conflict in U.S. history the blacks fought and served with distinction.and bravery.

@chillywilly5258

5 жыл бұрын

Your Great-Grandfather was an American hero.

@grapeshot

5 жыл бұрын

@@chillywilly5258 Thank you.

Thank you so very much for.....remembering😔😔

You are the best at what you do, great explanations, great delivery, great subject matter. History is the collection of life lessons, not to be forgotten, but to be learned from and to reveal our weaknesses and strengths. Thank you for your work!

A very sad story.Thanks History guy.Another great 1

Thanks for another Great video ..

War may change a nation, but war never changes.

We cannot hope to defeat the Hun if we become the Hun ourselves...WORDS TO LIVE BY.

Good piece. It’s even more relevant today!!! I want you...to keep posting more vids like this HG!!!👍🏼🤘🏼✊🏼

Beautifully done thank you

Absolutely great information.

Love the history that you offer in education. I am a subscriber for life!

In this time of unrest, this is truly some History Worth Remembering! Man's inhumanity to man is never justified. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!

Greetings! My wife and I really like the channel. I have a suggestion for a video. It was something that I grew up hearing about in Richmond, Virginia, in the 1970s, but I still don't know much about it: The Kepone poisoning of the James RIver by a chemical plant in the city of Hopewell. Kindest regards...

In Collinsville, kids all learn about this dark chapter of the town's history in High School.

@markchapmon8670

4 жыл бұрын

The only way not to repeat this tragedy. Thanks for sharing.

@muvs32pap

4 жыл бұрын

Is some unfortunate itinerant worker lynched in commemoration? Just joking, sort of

@juanzulu1318

3 жыл бұрын

Good. Greetings from Germany.

@LowfDog

3 жыл бұрын

@@juanzulu1318 Yeah, I'm 3/4 German Ancestry myself, so it really hit home for me.

What a shameful story. Thank you for telling it here. It truly deserves to be remembered.

This was the best History Guy video.

I am glad you brought out this story I heard about it from a WWI Vet. He told me he didn't fight for this sort of thing. Btw Bill Tillman was a family friend of his.

If one thing is to be learned from this profound lesson it is this: don’t let others think for you. Thank you History Guy. Once again you’ve provided your audience with an interesting, if not informative, slice of forgotten history and done it in such a manner as to make it compelling.

Thank you. My German, great and great great grandparents who could not speak English were essentially prisoners in their own homes during World War I in Des Moines, Iowa out of fear of other Americans during this time. Mob rule. Things haven’t changed much. Your channel has taught me more important and relevant history than any classes I took in high school or college. Thank you.

Just keep doing what you are doing. Thanks for your positive informative videos

This happened near where I grew up, my grandmother told me about it. A lot of history is erased.

I saw this upload and said "OOOOOOHHHHHH" loudly and got looks from my family.

@deelarry2137

5 жыл бұрын

That's cool! I'm a history junkie myself

@IntrepidFraidyCat

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! 👍🤗

I just found your channel. AWESOME. Please keep on with the great info!

I really enjoy your conveyance of knowledge. Thank you very much. I would like to see the history of the Hammock. Keep up the great work.

What a horrifying story. That is what I hate about "patriotism" - it is so easy to slide into bigotry, vilifying the "other", or worse and justifying it as patriotism. Really great content. Thank you for your videos.

@walterkersting1362

5 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing at all wrong with loving the greatest country in the history of man kind; what’s wrong is the self loathing that liberals find so self righteous put upon people who don’t deserve any part of it.

@johnritchie4801

5 жыл бұрын

With our current President we could slide into this mindset quite easily

@walterkersting1362

5 жыл бұрын

John Ritchie hate yourself; not your country.

@johnritchie4801

5 жыл бұрын

@@walterkersting1362 What about my reply lead you to believe I hate my country? I love my country. Why would I hate myself, what have I done that you know of leads you to think I should hate myself. What you are apparently incapable of figuring out is that I am saying Trump very clear bigotry and intolerance can lead the country down an ugly path very fast. It is your Patriotic duty to fight hatred, discrimination and bigotry if you love your country! If you cant see that, then that is a problem. Albert Einstein is quoted as having said "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." Think about that before you spout ill considered bile.

@walterkersting1362

5 жыл бұрын

John Ritchie liberals hate God, country and themselves; you should concentrate your hatred where it logically and rightfully belongs; on yourself, in which I’d support you...

Damn... Good Job History Guy.

Thank for yet another informative video!!

These videos are awesome! I'm starting a binge...

@edsmith4995

5 жыл бұрын

Horrific incident btw

Well that was interesting. Thanks for posting this.

Great channel !!

Nicely done. It was news to me.. Particularly enjoyed the narration by such a pleasant, human voice.

Thank you for so clearly describing a situation that is so well able to demonstrate that we have not changed too much at all as a country or as human beings. I appreciate your dedication to factual representation!

Please Mr history man, more WW1 content its my favorite era of history and was my grandmothers as well, always bringing in the feels, thank you for the content anyways

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

5 жыл бұрын

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@sfs2040

5 жыл бұрын

If you really like WWI stuff may I reccomend the KZread channel The Great War?

@STho205

5 жыл бұрын

@@sfs2040. I agree with your recommendation. That is one of the finest programs on this media outlet, and definitely the best video presented account of WWI I have ever seen.

Love your vids

Wow! So glad I subbed you! This video has given me a lot to think about. My grandfather came from Germany around the turn of the century. I have many stories of my parents about those times but the information you present here kind of changes things a little! Example...I know very little german ...it was explained to me that grandfather didn't permit it spoken in the home out of pride to be American...perhaps he was being PC! And so on....thanx guys!

History has always been my favorite subject through school and still today. I just love your channel. I refer to history events to my 25 year old son and it drives him crazy because he realizes he has just lost the argument.😉

Ahh.. thanks for this!

@kevinconrad6156

5 жыл бұрын

Knowing or history is knowing both the good and the bad. If one forgets the bad it is much easier to do it again.

My grandmother was the post mistress in Emigrant, Montana. She lost her job, in 1918, for saying she felt sorry for Kaiser because everyone hated him.

You do a great job . I usually fact check pieces like this but after fact checking past videos of yours over 15 different blips I questioned I found zero inflated or non factual statements and just stopped , you are the real deal .. thank you 😊

Great videos thank you so much

Great Vid

It is time you made a video about Woodrow Wilson and him signing a bill to create the Federal Reserve. Many of us would like to know how the Federal Reserve came about.

@snek9353

5 жыл бұрын

It's unfortunate that history largely ignores the evil that was Woodrow Wilson.

@ZuluLifesaBeech-

5 жыл бұрын

Planet Nine, hey be careful about asking those kinda questions. Every crooked congressman knows to keep their nose out of the Feds business. Ever here of the Monster from Jekyll Island, SC?

@Mondo762

5 жыл бұрын

I do now. Thanks for the heads up.

@marke7443

5 жыл бұрын

I would love to know that too

@userunavailable3095

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, and why not talk about Wilson being a member of the KKK and the model for "Birth of a Nation," which was first screened for him at the White House?

My grandmother was a child at that time and her family moved from Germany to the USA. She was a hard, cold woman. This really gave me insight into why she was that way. My great grand father, didn't allow German to be spoken or their heritage be revealed outside of their home. She must have been raised around a lot of fear and anger. They left starvation and desolation behind and must have experienced a lot of racism when they got here. I think i understand her better now. THANKS!!!

Thank you so much for posting. I find this a fascinating bit of history that we can learn so much from. My Grandfather was a first generation German and the son of tavern owners in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Since he died in 1929, long before I was born, I know little about him. I do know that he hated Woodrow Wilson and that he thought that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest human being ever born other than the Jesus. I have often wondered if part of my grandfather's disdain for Wilson came from our entry in WW I (My grandfather signed up for the draft but was not selected. He was 38 at the time of the declaration of war). There probably was other factors considering that my Grandfather was also a financial executive and would have little use for Wilson's ""Progressive" ideas. The reason I bring all of this up is I look at it in context of our current situation. America is a about progress toward great ideas. I think about how far we have come since then. Mr. Prager's background is no different than my Grandfather's. So I can relate to the background, but this in no way changes my view of how far we have come and to whitewash history will not only not change that but will cause us to lose the important lessons that we should be learning. I have never been a fan of Woodrow Wilson even long before I heard about his racist past. That does not change the fact that he was an important figure in Twentieth Century American politics. White washing him out of American Politics will not accomplish anything. Ironically, it is anti-progressive.

I'm Scottish/British and have many stories of similar actions during both world wars...war does have terrible effects on the psyche

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

Pardon, madam. But the UK and EU are perfectly happy to watch thousands drown in the Med yearly to reach your shores. While you may question the tone, immigration control is a common problem.

@WALTERBROADDUS

5 жыл бұрын

@2manynegativewaves The UK has bases from Gibraltar to Cyprus. They found time to Bomb Libya. Yet spare no ships to clean up the mess after. So, yes my Geography is on target.

Excellent recounting of human behavior in response to propaganda and war. This was a brave man, who faced his demise stoically with his matter of fact summing up to loved ones in Germany. If it was an isolated incident, it was also a late one and we should not be complacent as to the behavior of humans who compute according to the version of reality presented to them. It is also an indication of the importance of historical reading to be able to gauge the quality of common media output, which is often propaganda.

Bro you are the best!!! Love your channel!!!

The amount of history knowledge is amazing!!!!!