this was used as justification to genocide my tribe. suddenly all Kikuyus were Mau Mau (sound familiar?)

WCwrkclasshistory.bsky.socialOct 3, 2024 4:08pm

#OtD 3 Oct 1952 the Mau Mau campaign against British colonialism in Kenya escalated when they killed the first white European victim of the uprising. Despite only 32 white… https://stories.work...

That is terrible and should never be forgotten, and Queen Elizabeth was guilty! Gĩkũyũ culture is so rich and vibrant. I remember reading one of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's English language stories for a class, and it was moving.

this happened under Queen Elizabeth. glad that horrid racist bitch is dead 🤗

So many awful parallels! My great-grandfather was a Jewish Litvak who settled in Kenya & I’m the only anti-imperialist/anti-Zionist in the family. 🫠