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The Invention of Racism in Color
Between 1907 and 1909, Robert Lohmeyer (1879-1959), a German pioneer of color photography, traveled through the German colonies in Africa and portrayed their landscapes and native peoples in color for the first time, thus fulfilling a laudable purpose; but also laying the foundations for an enduring racist vision of the entire continent.
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- May 3, 2023
- 52m
- German
- Michael Mueller-Erdorf
- Jens Jäger, Michael Mueller-Erdorf
- Released
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