Race & Ethnicity

appalachiablue

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3. I never knew about Dido Belle although I studied that period

Wed May 22, 2019, 12:57 AM

May 2019

in art and history, so learning about her and seeing the portrait was a real surprise. The movie is an introduction to Belle's life, about which little is known and broader themes namely the legal course of slavery and abolition in the next 50 years. The Namibian genocide of 1904-1908 by Germany is considered the first one of the 20th century, another horror of history we must never repeat as you said.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_and_Namaqua_genocide

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Being black in Nazi Germany [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2019 OP

The extent of injury, discrimination and death fuled by appalachiablue May 2019 #1

Thanks! I wasn't familiar with this story, either Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #2

I never knew about Dido Belle although I studied that period appalachiablue May 2019 #3

I realize now how much we missed in history classes Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #4

Right! DumpTrump20202020 Feb 2020 #9

Growing up, I lived in a pretty diverse community Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #10

Surprised, indeed! I took a lot of art history classes Kind of Blue May 2019 #6

Thanks for this newer research material, glad to know appalachiablue May 2019 #7

Glad you found the new stuff coming out useful! Kind of Blue May 2019 #8

My cousin, who is German-Nigerian, alerted me of a video Kind of Blue May 2019 #5