PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoFather 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.NSFWlemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down115
arrow-up1207arrow-down1imageFather 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.NSFWlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialMlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoNot much. The peoples of the Congo were very isolated from one another, and the Belgians put significant effort in keeping them that way. You had small uprisings, but they were generally local, and dealt with… extremely brutally.
Not much. The peoples of the Congo were very isolated from one another, and the Belgians put significant effort in keeping them that way. You had small uprisings, but they were generally local, and dealt with… extremely brutally.