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The Invention of Racism in Color

2023 52 min 6.2

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 2023-05-03
Production: WDR, ARTE, Zeitsprung Pictures