RT @HistoryVille@twitter.com
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...
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@AKanisetti that's so sad. What's the source, i would like to read more about this.
@AKanisetti it's alright. Thank you! :-)
@_lunawinters got it from this tweet! There should be plenty of stuff online about the Belgian colonization of the Congo - I'm afraid I can't recommend a book on the subject since this is not my area of specialty and I am only passingly familiar with it.