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Modern European
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Huguenot Exodus (France)
Reproduction of a caricature (c. 1686) illustrating Huguenot forced religious conversion in France. Caricature by Godefroy Engelmann c. 1810. -
Highland Clearences (Scotland)
Lyrics of a gealic song written by Iain MacCodrum (c. 1776). Lyrics describe the forced change in lifestyle the Scottish Highlanders lived through. -
Ethnic cleansing of Circassians (Russian Empire)
Painting entitled "The Mountaineers Leave the Aul" by P. N. Gruzinsky, 1872. The Gruzinsky illustrates the caravan-like eviction of Circassians from their ancestral land in the mountainous Caucasus region of Russia. -
Prussian Deportations
A contemporary painting by realist Konstanty Górski depicting the forced eviction of "non-citizen alians" in Prussia. The painting put emphasis on the humiliating evictions seperating communities. -
Armenian Genocide (Ottoman Empire)
French census of the area representing modern day Turkey in the Ottoman Empire, 1914. Compared to US State Department documents (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/US_State_Department_document_on_Armenian_Refugess_in_1921.jpg), a phenomenal drop in Armenian population is evident. -
Population Movement During WW2 and the Holocaust
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank, excerpts from July 8th-12th, 1942). Anne describes her uneasy feelings about going into hiding. The feelings relate to the over 20 000 000 displaced people in Europe during the war.
