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How Argentina got rid of its black people to become one of the whitest country in the world.
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History has been white-washed so severely that often, the extent of racism across the world is masked. The country that has been most ‘successful’ in white-washing its population, history and culture is Argentina.
Argentina is considered the whitest country in South America,
Argentina is considered the whitest country in South America,
which is odd considering that, like Brazil, they were colonized and subjected to Spanish colonists shipping in African slaves from the West Coast of the African continent. Currently, Argentina’s population of European ethnicity constituted 97% of the population
Stealing A Nation: How the US and UK took over the Chagos Islands and forced the indigenous Chagossians to leave.
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On 15 February 2022 the Mauritian flag was raised on two Indian Ocean atolls, Peros Banos and Salomon, both belonging to the Chagos archipelago. This was the first time that Mauritius’ flag was raised in the Chagos Islands, even though there is clear evidence that these
60 islands form part of its sovereign territory. Currently, the UK maintains control over the archipelago. The whole of Mauritius used to be a British colony, the Chagos islands were detached in 1965, from the Crown Colony prior to granting Mauritius independence. A new colonial
The Man Who Was Imprisoned For 28 Years After a Woman Dreamed That He Raped Her.
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This is Clarence Moses-EL.
One day in 1988, poor old Clarence was just enjoying his daily routine, when he was taken in by the police as a rape suspect.
One day in 1988, poor old Clarence was just enjoying his daily routine, when he was taken in by the police as a rape suspect.
A hospitalized woman claimed she had been brutally raped, by a black man.
More than a day after the assault, while in the hospital, the woman identified Clarence as her attacker, saying his face came to her in a dream.
More than a day after the assault, while in the hospital, the woman identified Clarence as her attacker, saying his face came to her in a dream.
Photos capture incredible memories throughout our lives. Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and overseas trips are just some of the occasions when people get snap-happy. They can also catch horrible moments after they have happened. There are many famous photographs showing the
aftermath of catastrophic events. But what about those photos taken before disaster struck?
There are many incidents where people’s last moments have been caught on film. These harrowing images depict the minutes before tragedy struck. 👇
There are many incidents where people’s last moments have been caught on film. These harrowing images depict the minutes before tragedy struck. 👇
1: Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth were born in the same year, 1926.
In this photo the two of them met when they were both 30 years old at the premiere of a film in London in October 1956.
In this photo the two of them met when they were both 30 years old at the premiere of a film in London in October 1956.
2: The Aztec Empire was founded in 1428, while on the other side of the world, at the same time, Oxford University has been around for hundreds of years, since 1096, and began to develop rapidly around 1167.
