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A father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter severed as a punishment for failing to make the daily rubber quota, Belgian Congo, 1904.
The man’s name was Nsala. He had failed to make his daily rubber quota, so the Belgian-appointed overseers cut off his...
The man’s name was Nsala. He had failed to make his daily rubber quota, so the Belgian-appointed overseers cut off his...
...daughter’s hand and foot.
Her name was Boali and she was five years old. Then they killed her.
But they weren’t finished; they killed his wife too.
And because that didn’t seem quite cruel enough, quite strong enough to make their case, they ate both Boali and her mother...
Her name was Boali and she was five years old. Then they killed her.
But they weren’t finished; they killed his wife too.
And because that didn’t seem quite cruel enough, quite strong enough to make their case, they ate both Boali and her mother...
...and presented Nsala with the tokens; the leftovers from the once-living body of his darling child whom he so loved. His life was destroyed. #HistoryVille
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Belgian Congo from 1908 until its independence in 1960.
DR Congo began as a king’s personal property known as the Congo Free State in 1885, before evolving into a colony as the Belgian Congo in 1908. https://buff.ly/2QdcF3j
DR Congo began as a king’s personal property known as the Congo Free State in 1885, before evolving into a colony as the Belgian Congo in 1908. https://buff.ly/2QdcF3j
