Namibia's 'Forgotten' Genocide

The Herero and Namaqua genocide is still not widely discussed or taught. Between 1904-1907, hundreds of thousands of Herero and Namaqua people were starved and tortured to death in response to a rebellion against German occupation and theft of land in Namibia. In this episode we discuss racist and fascist ideologies which led to this event (and later on, the holocaust), medical racism, and reparations that Namibians continue to demand from Germany to this day. Trigger warning: torture. We describe graphic details around concentration camps, which some may find upsetting. Sources are below. Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. We're on buy me a coffee too: buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Hosts:  Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee  Astrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: Herero and Nama Genocide German-Herero conflict of 1904–07 Namibia's reparations and Germany's first genocide The 20th Century’s First Genocide: Not the Holocaust, but the Herero Germany moves to atone for 'forgotten genocide' in Namibia Opinion: A mere €10 million for Germany's colonial-era genocide in Namibia? What Germany owes Namibia 'Not enough to say sorry': British firms should pay reparations for slave trade, say Caribbean nations The forgotten genocide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices