The Invention of Racism in Color [Die Erfindung des Rassismus in Farbe]
- Release Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- History
- TV Movie
- Directed By
- Michael Mueller
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.