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True story of British Empire (hexbear.net)

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[–] miz@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

this is making me think of the monochrome picture of the Congolese man sitting staring at the severed hands (and feet maybe I can't remember) of his daughter. those were Belgians I guess but

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

Nsala of Wala in the Nsongo District (Abir Concession) is a photograph published by Edmund Dene Morel in his book King Leopold's Rule in Africa, in 1904.[1] The image depicts a Congolese man named Nsala examining the severed foot and hand of his five-year-old daughter, Boali. The photograph was taken by Alice Seeley Harris,[2] the wife of a missionary, in the village of Baringa on 14 May 1904. It was subsequently employed as a tool in the media campaign against the inhumane situation in the Congo Free State, which was largely characterised by rubber exploitation.

It is part of the Harris Papers, a collection owned by Anti-Slavery International.[3][4]

It is an unforgettable image.