The Unlikely Romance of a Black Nurse and a German P.O.W. in World War II

"You should know my name. I am the man that is going to marry you." At 19 he said this. Men today can't give you 2 full sentences in a text.

"You should know my name, I'm the man that is going to marry you." My dude smoother than the frictionless surface from physics exam questions

" You should know my name. I'm the man who is going to marry you." If that's not the most Romantic introduction in history, what would be? It brought tears to my eyes. I can't wait to buy your book. Thank you for bringing their beautiful story to light.

its very evil how a person can hate you just by your race or where you from 🤦🏾‍♀️

I almost cried when she said black soldiers where discriminated against even more then the captured German soldiers, imagine seeing ur friends and brothers die and dying yourself for a country that hates you, and then seeing the men you were fighting against having more rights , FFUUUCCCKK

"You should know my name; I'm the man who's going to marry you." I'm using that line - German accent and all.

And they stayed together and made it work. What an amazing story. Against all odds.

I would love to see this story in a movie. Thank you Ms. Clark for writing this book. For a couple so young, they had to have strong courage, love, and dedication to each other. I’ll be reading this book.

If done right, this would make a great movie.

Who wants this book to be a movie? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

what a wonderful story. this deserves to be turned into a film

I'm thankful that YouTube recommended this video. I can't imagine living in a time when my husband and I couldn’t be together because of racism 😢 How shameful is our country's history that black soldiers couldn’t eat in the dining hall but our enemy could because of their skin.

Not every soldier agreed with Hitler. Just like the Soviets, fear and intimidation was a huge tool.

racism was created by man and not THE CREATOR

I was attending Nursing School in Boston during the late 70,s. I was introduced to a engineering student. We both enjoyed jazz and blues music. Initially we met at clubs and public places. Gentlemen came to your residence, when he came to call. You probably guessed it by now. He was black and I was white. Although he was always well dressed with impeccable manners he was not allowed inside the dorm. I had never dated a man that I had so much in common with and enjoyed being with. We got many negative comments, some were hurtful. We felt that we were meant to be together. There were many obstacles in our way. His father was a Southern Baptist minister., my father said terribly things about him that I can’t repeat. Our life would be hard but we knew our children’s lives would be tougher. We decided to break up this relationship despite our deep love for one another. We kept in touch for many years but it was never the same. How idiotic it is to judge someone by their skin color.

Ms. Clark is such a marvel to listen to. She is a gifted storyteller and one with driven purpose. History is our collective memory, and memory is what defines our identity. The stories that are not told, become left out of our identity as a culture — thank you to heroes like Ms. Clark who make it their mission to illuminate these important pieces of our past.

Here's your movie title: "You Should Know My Name"

They were quite an attractive couple

My grandmother was German and my grandfather was an English POW. Not as difficult as this couple and what they endured but still proves that love prevails.

My aunt and uncle met on a boat during world war two! My Aunt Sadie was black, our family was white, but for my entire life I knew her as my beloved great aunt. She passed in the late 90's, I wish I'd been older than a teenager and understood how rare this was... I would have liked to ask her many questions.