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2023-12-22 14:03:45 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9ECCE2BA5BCBD92F5E778079A01E1260EEE2E55ABF5F0390FD04D4F36BC9A26A
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The above photo was taken in the Belgian Congo in 1955, and is not connected to the "village indigène" (a human zoo wherein hundreds of Congolese urbanites were displayed) constructed by the Belgian Ministry of Colonies for the 1958 World Expo. https://factcheck.afp.com/photo-was-taken-during-belgian-colonial-rule-congo https://europeannewsroom.com/photo-taken-during-belgian-colonial-rule-in-the-congo-does-not-show-uk-ambassador-to-somalia/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/belgium-comes-to-terms-with-human-zoos-of-its-colonial-past
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