Jennifer Teege was strolling through her local library in Hamburg, Germany when she happened upon a book about the daughter of a brutal Nazi commandant—and recognized her mother's picture. Her life was turned upside down as she learned more about her infamous grandfather. It resulted in her recently released book, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers her Family’s Nazi Past.
If you want to hear more about Jennifer Teege's story, you can hear her Thursday, April 16 at the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. To reserve a seat, click here.