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Marina Amaral

@marinamaral2

1 Jun

Colorized by me: this is a mugshot of Margaretha Zelle. You may not recognize her, but I'm pretty sure you know who she is. Margaretha was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I.

She was best known as Mata Hari.

On 13 February 1917, Mata Hari was arrested in her room at the Hotel Elysée Palace on the Champs Elysées in Paris. She was put on trial on 24 July, accused of spying for Germany.

Although the French and British intelligence suspected her of spying for Germany, neither could produce definite evidence against her. Supposedly, secret ink was found in her room, which was incriminating evidence in that period.

She contended that it was part of her makeup.

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Marina Amaral

@marinamaral2

31 May

Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre.

The attack, carried out by mobs of White residents on the ground and from private aircraft, destroyed more than 35 square blocks of the wealthiest Black community in the US, known as "Black Wall Street".

As many as 6,000 Black residents were interned in large facilities, many of them for several days.
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24 hours after the violence erupted, it ceased. 35 city blocks lay in charred ruins, more than 800 people were treated for injuries and contemporary reports of deaths began at 36. Historians now believe as many as 300 people may have died.

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Marina Amaral

@marinamaral2

30 May

In Vietnam women have always been in the forefront in resisting foreign domination. Two of the most popular heroines are the Trung sisters who led the first national uprising against the Chinese, who had conquered them, in the year 40 A.D.

The Trungs gathered an army of 80,000 people to help drive the Chinese from their lands. From among those who came forward to fight the Chinese, the Trung sisters chose thirty-six women, including their mother.

They trained them to be generals.

Many names of leaders of the uprising recorded in temples dedicated to Trung Trac are women. These women led a people's army of 80,000 which drove the Chinese out of Viet Nam in 40 A.D.

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Marina Amaral

@marinamaral2

26 May

1) I'm very keen to spend some time with production companies, museums, institutions, to explain the colorization process, the ethics, the research, why it is so powerful, and guide them on how to better take advantage of it.

I think it's time to have an open conversation and...

2) ... explain to people why this goes beyond "throwing colors around" and using gimmicky apps.

This won't be a "tutorial". I just want to establish a communication line and have a serious conversation about everything that's involved in the process.

3) As someone who has been doing this for a living for 6 years, I think I can help to shed some light.

This won't be a paid thing - I'm just sick of seeing so much misinformation being spread after the recent Vice incident.

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