Colonial POV. 1897 photo of Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II shows a man whose resolve and intelligence are etched onto a handsome face beneath a white headband & black hat. Europe couldn't defeat him, so the French made photo into racist image of him doing something to a white woman

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"Ration Station"
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6025 - Plants originating from earth are regulated by the colonial church system and distributed by authorized caretakers of preserved species.


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Day 4: a young "arofly" covets a "pitchershroom", a photosynthetic colonial organism. the "arofly's" wings resemble the jaws and eyes of a large predator.

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🎨  American-English colonial and painter, 9 September 1815.

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"Oluanpi lighthouse and shrine"

As a symbol of organized authority, icon of propaganda, and fortress built to deter indigenous "incursions," the lighthouse was also located at the southernmost limit of Japanese rule throughout most of the colonial period. https://t.co/kirSMmAlxY

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Supa Dupa 🙏 Supa Kool 😎 Birthday 🥳 Carly Fiorina
Building leaders & problem-solvers.

Chairman, Carly Fiorina Enterprises & the Unlocking Potential Foundation.

Chair, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Au XIXe siècle, l'Angleterre victorienne et la Russie tsariste veulent étendre leur zone d'influence en Asie centrale. La terre d'Afghanistan résiste et se retrouve à la croisée des rivalités coloniales.
➡️ https://t.co/oClwHxvDkH

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The Amazons of Dahomey
They were the world’s only all-female army.
Yet a crucial piece of the Amazon legacy has been lost to the eraser of time and colonial rule: Their humanity.
https://t.co/f89sRzIYIR

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Irish-Indian author makes her debut at reading from 'The Tainted' - a fictional novel based on the events surrounding the mutiny of an Irish regiment in India in 1920, in response to the actions of colonial forces back home.

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29 août 1756
Frédéric II de Prusse attaque la Saxe. C'est le début de la guerre de Sept Ans, 1e guerre à l'échelle mondiale. Elle sera désastreuse pour la France, qui perdra sa prépondérance militaire, diplomatique, et une grande partie de son empire colonial, dont la N.-France.

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Hello everyone ! I'm Nadjah, an art historian and the host of the art history podcast , as well as a writer and an artist 💖🌸✨ i love pretty things, pastels, cinema, and dismantling colonialism in art history 💓🌸

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Fiquei curioso sobre essa formatação do taliban como "objeto de desejo". Essa coisa romantizada do turbante e armas+masculinidade perigosa. O deserto romantizado é uma visão colonialista. Na capa da revista parece um contraponto ao harén colonial

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18 August 1654 a committee chaired by John Disbrowe was appointed to prepare the Western Design, an attack by the Protectorate on Spanish colonial territories in the Caribbean. The strategy was misconceived and poorly planned, ending in failure.

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A bold and nuanced story of colonial oppression, social deviance and tattooing in the age of social media, this title features original tattoo designs from London-based tattoo artist Luca Ortis, as well as illustration from the British library collections.

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Pre-colonial female warrior... that's been sitting on my WIP folder for weeks...

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Mines this loser! Her names Brielle & she's a tenacious lil colonial gal whose got some secrets that give her fellow settlers the wrong idea - and even herself at one point. BUT, because a lot of her identity is wrapped up in a historical setting I dont get to use her ever 😔

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Today is the fall of The Great Tenochtitlan. 500 years ago.

On August 13th, 1521, Cuauhtemoc, the last emperor was captured. Consolidating the defeat of the Mexica and the beginning of the colonial in Mexico. Imagine what would had happened if this did not happened?

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Marvel’s “What If” but make it Sri Asih fought Dutch colonialism. She was invoked by Dr. Soetomo in 1928 from her long hiatus to protect the motherland.

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