Racism – A History episode 3 – A Savage Legacy: Examines the impact of racism in the 20th century. By 1900 European colonial expansion had reached deep into the heart of Africa. Under the rule of King Leopold II, the Belgian Congo was turned into a vast rubber plantation. Men, women and children who failed to gather their […]
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Racism – A History episode 2 – Fatal Impacts: The 19th century began with the abolitionist’s credo ‘Am I a not a man and a brother’, but ended with racial genocide in Africa. The scientific racism that was born in the middle years of the century justified the violence of colonialism and, when fused with Darwinism, even excused genocide. These
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Racism – A History episode 1 – The Colour of Money: This three-part documentary examines the history of racism, covering its origins with the enslavement of Africans in the sixteenth century, its overt nature in the colonial projects of the European powers and its appearance within twentieth century western societies. In its first episode the series begins by
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