Racism: A History: The 20th Century (Pt 3/3) BBC 2007 04 04 avi

Racism: A History: The 20th Century (Pt. 3/3) BBC  2007.04.04 avi

The third and final episode of Racism: A History examines the impact of racism

in the 20th Century. By 1900, European colonial expansion had reached deep into the

heart of Africa. Under the rule of King Leopold II, The Belgian Congo was turned

into a vast rubber plantation.

Men, women and children who failed to gather their

latex quotas would have their limbs dismembered. The country became the scene of

one of the century's greatest racial genocides, as an estimated 10 million Africans

perished under colonial rule.

Contains scenes which some viewers may find very disturbing

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