Robben Island's Quarry: Where Sunlight Caused Permanent Blindness #shorts
9 Sept 2026 · 0 min
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In this brief narrated segment, the speaker recounts a 1942 World War II episode on Robben Island where a church was refurbished and reconsecrated as the Naval Church. The narration then moves to the island’s limestone quarry, describing how guards deliberately used the site to inflict physical harm on prisoners. The intense glare from the white limestone is said to have caused permanent eye damage, including to Nelson Mandela, illustrating a cruel method of oppression employed on the island.
