• King Leopold II Part Two- It's Always Darkest Before The... Dark??

  • Jan 28 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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King Leopold II Part Two- It's Always Darkest Before The... Dark??

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  • This week we're continuing the story of King Leopold II of Brussels, the monarch who thought he deserved to claim the Congo of Africa just because he wanted it.

    This week we'll get into the establishing of military posts, railroads, and the conquering of many African regions. We'll talk about Leopold's continuing campaign to gather funds and masquerade as a humanitarian, and the realities the Africans were facing.

    Sources: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild

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