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Belgium's Colonial Education: The Évolué System and Its Legacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Belgian colonial education system in the Congo, focusing on the 'évolué' policy—a program meant to create a small class of Westernized Africans who could serve as intermediaries. They trace its origins from missionary schools to the 1920s 'écoles du gouvernement', then to the 1948 decree that granted limited privileges to évolués, such as exemption from the 'noble' tax and the right to carry a passport. They discuss the infamous 'carte de mérite civique' (card of civic merit) and the…
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