Scorched Earth

Colonial powers used concentration camps at the turn of the 19th century to crush rebellions. How a war between Britain and Boers gave rise to some of the first camps.

Episode 22 of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Scorched Earth" was published on August 8, 2019 and runs 31 minutes.

August 8, 2019 ·31m · Throughline

Summary

The term "concentration camp" is most associated with Nazi Germany and the systematic killing of Jews during World War II. But colonial powers used concentration camps at the turn of the 19th century to crush rebellions. In this episode, how a war between Britain and South African Boers gave rise to some of the first camps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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