Fischer’s findings, which were published in 1913 in a book entitled The Bastards of Rehoboth and the Problem of Miscegenation in Man, concluded with wideranging recommendations for colonial policy. Fischer viewed the Rehoboth Basters as useful for German colonialism and suggested that they could become the low-level officials and policeman. He also called for a strict prohibition on mixed marriages in the colonies. It was this recommendation that was later to influence Nazi policies to promote “the protection of German blood and honour.” This was done through the Nazi Marriage Act of 1935 and what came to be known as the Nuremburg Laws. Fischer’s Rehoboth findings were also later used to justify classifying “foreign races” in Nazi Germany. sapressonline/allenzimbler/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cape-Times-05-May-13.When-science-turns-monstrous.htm
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