During World War II, thousands of Italian prisoners of war were held in camps across the United States. Far from the battlefields of Europe, many of these men were surprised to find kindness and shared heritage among Italian American communities nearby. In one remarkable instance, local Italian Americans invited the POWs to join them in a community gathering — where enemies by war became united in song. What began as hesitation soon turned into an emotional moment of connection, as voices from both sides sang familiar Italian folk tunes together, bridging a divide that politics and conflict had created.
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A family friend who is Italian was guarding his own brother during ww2 at the Boston army base.
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These prisoners were treated better than black Americans solders.
No 1 these soldiers knew history and just how many immigrated here from Italy; No 2 We here knew Italy had conscription and so all men had to join the war and the blackshirt fascists we’re a minority that weren’t all supported by the Italian people -these prisoners weren’t really a threat and their relations were here and No3 many hated Mussolini
What happened to men since then?
A great story. Music unites. But it’s a shame how Black Americans were treated, in and out of the military in those same years and location.