The Thiaoye Massacre

[anansi]

This is really sick, I had no idea this took place, and what's worst one cannot even visit the site...why Africans need France again???..


The time has come for France to own up to the massacre of its own troops in Senegal
theconversation.com/the-time-has-come-for-france-to-own-up-to-the-massacre-of-its-own-troops-in-senegal-35131

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[thereal]

Wow! Thanks for the info. But this isn't all that surprising to me. Heck, the French made the Haitians pay them reparation for freeing themselves from slavery and that factoring the police brutality Black people France face.

[Tukuler al~Takruri]

It's finally hitting me, the generation gap that is.

VCRed this offa CINEMAX or some such service last millenia
during Blk Hist Mo featuring films from 'Black Africa'



And here I thought everybody had seen it.

May 15, 2019 21:25:33 GMT -5 Tukuler al~Takruri said:

Thought of some old movies I enjoyed
before the movers "lost" my stuff.

This is one of the very best

Camp de Thiaroye

(sorry no English subtitles)


For you who were interested in W Afr soldiery
under the French and the sorry assed aftermath.

The older link is the full film.
Use Portuguese subtitles
to get to AUTO TRANSLATE feature
where you can chose English.