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Cover “‘Notre Congo, Onze Kongo’: La propagande coloniale belge dévoilée”
Hundreds of examples of Belgian colonial propaganda

Colonial propaganda was omnipresent and took many forms: posters, books, advertisements, postcards, illustrated albums, objects, magazines, documentaries, stamps, comics, monuments, films… All contributed to glorifying colonialism both in Belgium and in Central Africa.

This publication brings together nearly 1,000 of these propaganda sources! The book stems from the the traveling exhibition of the same name, presented since the 1990s and updated in 2012. All images and audiovisual documents are available on a DVD.

Place & period
Congo Free State (1885-1908)
Belgian Congo (1908-1960)
Theme
Decolonization
Heritage and memory
Education
Propaganda
Racism
Religion
Type
Book
Historical sources
Database
Expo
Year
2018
Language
French
Target audience
3rd stage secondary
Duration
N/A