
A wounded Senegalese prisoner of war is carried to a bandaging station, November 1914, originally uploaded by drakegoodman. A wounded Senegalese prisoner of war is carried to a bandaging station, November 1914 Note on reverse (see below) dated 28.11.1914. One of a series of pictures taken by a German orderly at a first-aid station located [...]
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Pour la France! French colonial troops killed on the Western Front, originally uploaded by drakegoodman. Pour la France! French colonial troops killed on the Western Front Nothing on reverse.
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by admin on April 29, 2009
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Registration closes 18 May 2009 – Book now to avoid disappointment! The Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell (TASC Unit) at De Montfort University, Leicester is pleased to present this exclusive one-day conference. The conference examines Sickle Cell Disorders, healthcare neglect in prisons, racism in the criminal justice system and the [...]
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Jacob Zuma is one step away from the Union Buildings – South Africa’s seat of power. Wednesday’s national and provincial elections are certain to see the African National Congress (ANC) leader become the new president of South Africa. But this year’s elections have been different. A new opposition party, hewn from the ruling African National [...]
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by admin on April 10, 2009
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You would be surprised the amount of people who are totally ignorant about the role of black troops in both World Wars, and even in subsequent wars. Furthermore, the use of Black troops in European armies was extremely controversial in the first part of the 20th Century. Africans have been depicted both positively and negatively [...]
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