The Invention of Racism in Color
The Invention of Racism in Color

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The Invention of Racism in Color

6.2(2 votes)
2023
0h 52m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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.