Between 1884 and 1918, Germany had colonies in Africa and the Pacific, profiting from land and labor exploitation. Today, street names honor colonial figures - but is that all? High school students from Berlin and former German colonies answer each other's questions about how colonial history should be remembered in public spaces?
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00:00I would like to know if there are still traces of the colonization in Alemane.
00:07There are still African villages in Berlin where there are plenty of streets with the names of generals
00:13or people who have committed terror acts of colonialism in Cameroon.
00:20There is also EDECA, a supermarket in Alemane.
00:26It was, in the time, a colonial product seller.
00:31We still see it today, the traces.