The Blood Spilled For Diamonds

After the discovery of diamonds in Eastern Zimbabwe in 2008, local villagers were forced to work in the mines.
The Blood Spilled For Diamonds
The early days of the Kimberley mine in 1871 in Kimberley, South Africa. The image shows the first mining machines, and the exploitation of the local black population. De Beers via Patrick Landmann/Getty Images
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The early days of the Kimberley mine in 1871 in Kimberley, South Africa. The image shows the first mining machines, and the exploitation of the local black population. (De Beers via Patrick Landmann/Getty Images)
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