Photo: Henry Burroughs—AP / Photo colorization by Sanna Dullaway for TIME
During WW2 more than 60 million Europeans fled their homes to escape persecution and all the horror and devastation that war brings with it.
Time may have moved on, but sadly the situation remains as dire as ever with nearly 34,000 people throughout the world being forcibly displaced every day due to conflict or persecution. That is 24 people every single minute.
The current number of displaced people across the globe is now at it’s highest point since WW2 and…
Source: Color Was Added To These Photos Of WWII Refugees And They Suddenly Seemed Devastatingly Timeless.
The addition of colour does indeed add extra impact. That said, the original photos were still getting their point across just as powerfully.
Best wishes, Pete.
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