Fear Gallery

'Capture of a Boer Convoy by General French's Troops near Kimberley', 1900. Creator

'Capture of a Boer Convoy by General French's Troops near Kimberley', 1900. During the Relief of Kimberle, a convoy of Boer wagons reached the crossing of the Modder at Paardeberg Drift when British mounted troops under Major-General John French opened fire causing confusion. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

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Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919. Artist: Unknown

Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919, USA. Between 1910 and 1930, 4.1 million African Americans moved from the Southern states to the cities of the North, West and Midwest in search to escape racial prejudice and seek out better job opportunities. The migration led to increased racial tension as the African Americans moved into neighbourhoods traditionally occupied by white European immigrants. In 1919 the tension exploded into violence, with race riots breaking out in more than 20 cities, the worst occurring in Chicago and Washington DC.

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Relief thought to represent the goddess Lilith

Relief thought to represent the goddess Lilith. The goddess is winged, has bird feet and stands on two horned animals. She brought death and would fly in the night carrying off the souls of people. Such reliefs would were placed at household altars following pilgrimage to a famous shrine. Country of Origin: Ancient Middle East. Culture: Old Babylonian. Period/ Date: 2000 - 1600 BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Louvre Museum. Location: 08

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