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Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Manure dryers and devil dancers: the British empire's attempt to use photography to control India

British colonialists used photography between 1855-1920 to classify and categorize Indian people as ethnic types, advancing imperial control rather than celebrating individuals.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

These connections are overlooked': how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

The case is one of the most notorious examples of British involvement in illegal enslavement in Brazil, said historian Joseph Mulhern and a stark symbol of how, even after the UK Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, British citizens and companies profited from slavery in Latin America's biggest country for another half century.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Behind the myths of the British Empire: Nigel Biggar and Mehdi Hasan

Britain once ruled over the largest empire in history. For many Britons, it remains a source of pride. Others argue its power was built on a legacy of brutality, colonial conquest and the enslavement of millions. Can Britain reckon with that past and make amends?
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