One of history's most dangerous myths - Anneliese Mehnert
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From the 1650s through the late 1800’s, European colonists descended on South Africa. They sought to claim the region, becoming even more aggressive after discovering the area’s abundant natural resources. To support their claims to the land, the colonizers asserted they were settling in empty land devoid of local people. Was this argument true? Anneliese Mehnert debunks the Empty Land Theory.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Anza Mehnert
- Director Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Composer Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis, Anna Bechtol
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Soraya Field Fiorio
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
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Many colonists had justified their taking and subsequent ownership of land by the fact that they brought development, government and technology to the people being colonized. Is this a justifiable reason for colonialism?
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I think there are some examples in history that after colonization, the territory which colonized became more developed country with technology. But in this situation i don't think we can justify their unfair actions to africans like restricting voting rights, education and decimated people
