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Father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old, severed as a punishment for failing to make the daily rubber quota. Belgian Congo, 1904. (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Many of these atrocities were carried out by their 'fellow' Africans in the employ of the Belgians, though the atrocities were generally ordered (or, gruesomely, regulated) by the Europeans. Sadly, people can seemingly dehumanize anyone, regardless of how they look.