colonialism
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"The most important thing we can do for countries that have been marked by colonialism is to help them now."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Mamdani's father is Mahmood Mamdani, a political science professor who has written several books about colonialism.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
And then, suddenly, Easter Island was exposed to the full fury of 19th-century colonialism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It comes at a time of growing pressure on Western powers to offer reparations for slavery and colonialism, and to return looted artefacts still kept in their museums.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Paul Robeson, Josephine Baker, and W. E. B. Du Bois were among the black leaders to draw a connection between Americas treatment of its Negro citizens and European colonialism.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Human Geography - Middle School
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