University of Montevallo’s Carmichael Library to host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ exhibit

By: University of Montevallo

Carmichael Library at the University of Montevallo has been chosen among a select group of national libraries, colleges and universities to host “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

“The Holocaust is one of the defining moments in the history of the 20th century,” said Dr. Clark Hultquist, professor of European history. “The stories of genocide in general and the Holocaust in particular teach us the importance of citizens remaining vigilant against prejudice and hatred in all forms and the need for understanding and tolerance. This exhibit provides a specific example from the experience of the United States in a critical era.”

The touring library exhibition — based on the special exhibition of the same name at the museum in Washington, D.C. — will be on display Jan. 11-Feb. 22. The traveling exhibition details the public response to the Holocaust in the U.S. and encourages visitors to think critically about what type of response they would have had during the time period.

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