Alabama to Margraten

A tribute to the life of Jefferson Wiggins and the African American soldiers of WWII.

On the occasion of the book presentation "From Alabama to Margraten" by author Mieke Kirkels at the "Gouvernement" in Maastricht on November 5, 2014.

Special thanks to the family of Jefferson Wiggins and author Mieke Kirkels for helping to preserve the memory of the African American soldiers of the Quarter Master Service Companies who buried the dead at the American Cemetery in Margraten during WWII.

Credits

Directed & Edited by Nils Wanberg
Produced by U.S. Embassy The Hague

Photo of Jefferson Wiggins by Jean-Pierre Geusens

Music
"Distant Days" by Damon Baxter & Sergei Petrovski (Rouge Music Library)
"Fresh Hope" by Damon Baxter & Sergei Petrovski (Dewolfe)
"Care Vale" by David Kelly (DeWolfe)
"If I Can Help Somebody" performed by Janice Dixon