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.<p>My favorite anecdote: who refused to shake Jesse Owens&#x27; hand after his achievements in the 1936 Berlin Olympics? No, it wasn&#x27;t Hitler [0].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jesse_Owens#Berlin_Olympics" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Jesse_Owens#Berlin_Olympics</a>