• Reclaiming Heritage: Dinknesh and Sarah Baartman

  • Oct 23 2024
  • Length: 20 mins
  • Podcast

Reclaiming Heritage: Dinknesh and Sarah Baartman

  • Summary

  • One of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, colloquially known as Dinknesh, or "Lucy," has intrigued paleontologists for decades. But her name is also a point of pride for Ethiopians. Meanwhile Laila narrates how fascination and racist attitudes around Sarah Baartman resulted in a harrowing, cautionary tale of human exploitation.
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