Tarred and feathered, lynched in the street and locked up in internment camps: The tragic plight of Germans in AMERICA during the First World War. As Europe was ravaged by fighting, German immigrants in the US suffered harassment, internment, lynchings – and even the humiliation of being tarred and feathered Although a little-remembered part of history today, America was completely wracked by the fear and paranoia that swept from coast to coast during the Great War The United States declared war on Germany in April 1917 and helped lead the Allies to victory. But before that, many Americans were terrified … Continue reading The Tragic Plight of Germans in AMERICA During the First World War