Helplessness

Creator

Adam

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the helplessness of Darfuri civilians facing an attack by the Sudanese military. They are shot dead at close range and face a barrage of gunfire and shelling.

Alt Text

A child's color illustration in crayon and blue pen on graph paper that depicts several unarmed people under attack by several heavily-armed figures and military vehicles. The attackers, most of whom have been colored in green, wield machine guns while on foot and utilize helicopters, tanks, and trucks with mounted gun as well. One of the unarmed figures lies on the ground colored in red, indicating they are dead or wounded. Other figures are seen trying to flee on foot and on horseback.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00489-A

Recommended Citation

Adam, "Helplessness" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 211.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/211