The entire western world was pretty racist before (and during) the war, the war (or its aftermath actually) changed that. The article (naively?) applies newer s

The entire western world was pretty racist before (and during) the war, the war (or its aftermath actually) changed that. The article (naively?) applies newer sensibilities to a previous era. My favorite anecdote: who refused to shake Jesse Owens' hand after his achievements in the 1936 Berlin Olympics? No, it wasn't Hitler [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens#Berlin_Olympics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens#Berlin_Olympics