Brown Babies Adopted by German Families

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BROWN BABIES ADOPTED
BY KIND GERMAN FAMILIES

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‘The two little girs on these pages are part of the big
crop of “brown ables" eft in occupied Germany by Negro
Soldiers tn the postwar years. Growing up fast, they live
{n Munich with ferr and Frau Schwabenbauer; who have
a trucking business on the edge of town, The Sehvtaben=
Bauers are not parents of either ehila, not even distant
Felatives. Rather they are an eldesiy couple without call:
fren bat with Kind hearts, They adopted both Karola
‘Micher and Arial Baumann and are bringing up the mised

fils with the help of a small allowance from the govern-
ent for such abandoned legitimate children.

papa” and “Mama Sehwabenbauer are symbole of the
‘warm human concern of an increasing number of Germans
fer orphan “brown bables." While most Germans. still
‘choose white orphans as fester children, more and more
Slder couples are taking the tots of mixed parentage and
Elving them Ue love and care uaually reserved for “pure”
Germans. ‘Better care too, is being provided by orphan
‘ages, One German woinan has establahed a special home
{for 30 "brown bables” which she supports from her own
funds, a small government stipend and help from Negro
ors

Most brown babies are still ving with thelr mothers
who fove them so much they refuse to put the enildren
Up for Adoption and live on In the hope that elie thelr

Sa en ake ona our Goma ea

Ear dot Mana bast
‘horel jor Karola. and ARRE
aK

FEW GO TO U. S.

lover or some other Amert=
fan Negro wil marry them
find take them to the rich
and well-fed US. Many of
{he mothers work to ype
port thelr children and
thers have taken up with
new Negro, soldiers who
fContribute to the: support
of the chitaren.

Under German law chil-
aren born out of wedlock
‘Secome wards of the state
And orphanages and foster
parents are ranted a small
Eiiowance ess than $10.8
‘anther child in Ameri=
fan money) to ate for the
hildren. Bslimates of the
‘number of brown bables in
Germany range trom 3100,
fo 8000." Less than halt of

hem ave landed 1a oF=
phanages

‘Several score of brown
babies have ‘been adopted
by Negro solders ‘mocly
fftcers) who. have. thelt
families with them in Ger
many and find that they
fan easly care for a child
if” government red ‘tape
ould be eliminated s good
fy number of the homeless
Children couta become park
‘of Negro families ether iz
Germany or in. the US.