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The Invention of Racism in Color

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Between 1907 and 1909, Robert Lohmeyer (1879-1959), a German pioneer of color photography, traveled through the German colonies in Africa and portrayed their landscapes and native peoples in color for the first time, thus fulfilling a laudable purpose; but also laying the foundations for an enduring racist vision of the entire continent.

Cast & crew

Michael Mueller-Erdorf · Josef Tratnik · Birgitt Fleck · Jens Jäger · Robert Steudtner

Studios & networks

ARTE · WDR · Zeitsprung Pictures