Racism on the Palace Steps?

After leaving the diplomatic post vacant for over a year, Richard Nixon in 1970 surprisingly appointed African-American Jerome H. Holland as the new US ambassador to Sweden. When Jerome Holland arrived at the Stockholm airport, antiwar protesters allegedly shouted 'nigger go home' at him. A week lat...

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Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of History Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 121 - 135
Main Author:	Burton, Edward
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2009
Subjects:	Race relations & the press Holland, Jerome H. African American diplomats Public demonstrations Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Epithets Foreign opinion of the United States Foreign relations of the United States, 1969-1974 Public opinion United States Sweden
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