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Description
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalized its people, and ultimately slashed... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- King Leopold III: King of Belguim
- Edmund Morel: Antislavery activist in the Congo
- Joseph Conrad: Author of Heart of Darkness
- William Sheppard: The first African American missionary in the Congo
- Henry Stanley: An explorer who scouted much of the Congo
- Roger Casement: A member of the British Foreign Service who reports on the Congo. An activist for a free Ireland, as well.
First Sentence
On January 28, 1841, a quarter-century after Tuckey's failed expedition, the man who would spectacularly accomplish what Tuckey tried to do was born in the small Welsh market town of Denbigh.
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Authors & Contributors
- Adam Hochschild (Author)
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