The South Dakota State Historical Society is sponsoring a traveling exhibit in Madison telling a little-known story from World War II. Between 1941 and 1948, the U.S. government held 15,000 German-American civilians in 18 internment camps, or detention centers, throughout the Midwest. Some disappeared under the cover of night, while others were taken during raids on their place of employment. About a third were kidnapped by U.S. agents in other countries and brought here by force. None had a lawyer or were charged with, tried for or convicted of a war-related crime. Many were imprisoned for the duration of that global war, and for years after it ended.
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