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priscilla 1What A Dismal World
October 17th 2008 02:48
This blog often contains pictures of a happy or amusing nature, many times the posts aim to amaze or inspire us with the skill of the photographer, or the beauty of the subject matter.
However, for many citizens of the planet the world is a depressing place, as the unforgettable images below suggest. These photos sourced from DismalWorld.com.
*Thanks to Damn Funny Pictures for finding these images.
However, for many citizens of the planet the world is a depressing place, as the unforgettable images below suggest. These photos sourced from DismalWorld.com.
2003. An Iraqi prisoner of war tries to calm down his child.
1980. A kid in Uganda about to die of hunger, and a missionary.
1972. After South Vietnam planes accidentally drop a bomb on a town.
1963. Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam, burns himself to death protesting the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound or moved while he was burning.
January 12, 1960. A second before the Japanese Socialist Party leader Asanuma was murdered by an opponent student.
1957. The first day of Dorothy Counts at the Harry Harding High School in the United States. Counts was one of the first black students admitted in the school, and she was no longer able to stand the harassments after 4 days.
*Thanks to Damn Funny Pictures for finding these images.
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