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These albino children are marked for death in Africa

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Published March 21, 2017, 2:58 p.m. ET
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
In Tanzania, children born with albinism start life with a price on their head — as they are typically killed for good luck or their body parts, which are sold to witch doctors. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A child with albinism almost blurs into the background of a white wall as a black boy’s skin contracts his… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A boy’s black glasses stand out starkly against his creamy white skin in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016. Striking… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: The contrast of two boys’ skin is spotlighted against a clean white wall in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016…. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: The contrast of two boys’ skin is spotlighted against a clean white wall in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016…. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: Two young boys with albinism lean against a clean white wall in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016. Striking portraits… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A red flower in full bloom stands out against the almost translucent skin of a child with albinism in Dar… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: Two children – one black and one with albinism – clasp their fists together in a show of unity in… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A tangle of children – some black and some with albinism – come together to raise awareness of the plight… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A vivid red flower contrasts the translucent skin of a child with albinism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016…. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: Two young boys – one with albinism and one black – pose peacefully together to help raise awareness of the… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A young boy’s white skin stands out brightly amongst his black peers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016. Striking… Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: Children with albinism’s white skin stands out out brightly amongst their black peers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016…. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: A black boy’s hands cover the pale eyes of a boy with albinism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, February 2016…. Barcroft Images
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Striking Portraits Of Children With Albinism Raise Awareness Of Their Plight In Tanzania
*** EXCLUSIVE *** DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – FEBRUARY 2016: Two young boys – one with albinism and one black – gaze into the camera lens in Dar es Salaam,… Barcroft Images
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