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2. King Leopold's Ghost - Wikipedia

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   King Leopold's Ghost was specifically singled out for praise by the American Historical Association when it gave Hochschild its Theodore Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson Award in 2008. [17] In an article published by The American Conservative , political scientist Bruce Gilley was highly critical of the accuracy of the book and defended colonialism.

3. Atrocities in the Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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   King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline.. Even before his accession to the throne of Belgium in 1865, the future king Leopold II began lobbying leading Belgian politicians to create a colonial empire in the Far East or in Africa, which would expand and enhance Belgian prestige. [2]

4. Adam Hochschild - Wikipedia

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   Adam Hochschild (/ ˈ h oʊ k ʃ ɪ l d / HOHK-shild; born October 5, 1942) is an American author, journalist, historian [1] and lecturer. His best-known works include King Leopold's Ghost (1998), To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918 (2011), Bury the Chains (2005), The Mirror at Midnight (1990), The Unquiet Ghost (1994), and Spain in Our Hearts (2016).

5. Ben Affleck to Direct and Produce Historical Drama ‘King ...

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   Ben Affleck will direct and produce the historical drama "King Leopold’s Ghost," set in the early 20th Century in the Congo. The project will be developed by One Community. Affleck will produce ...

6. Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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   King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. ISBN 978-1-74329-160-3. Pakenham, Thomas (1991). The Scramble for Africa. Abacus. ISBN 0-349-10449-2. Siefkes, Christian (2022). Edible People: The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh. New York: Berghahn.

7. William Henry Sheppard - Wikipedia

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   William Henry Sheppard (March 8, 1865 – November 25, 1927) was one of the earliest African Americans to become a missionary for the Presbyterian Church.He spent 20 years in Africa, primarily in and around the Congo Free State, and is best known for his efforts to publicize the atrocities committed against the Kuba and other Congolese peoples by King Leopold II's Force Publique.

8. Leopold not to blame for Congo abuse, Belgian king's brother says

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   The brother of Belgium's king joined a swelling debate about its past on Friday by saying that King Leopold II, under whose rule millions of Congolese were killed or maimed, could not have "made ...

9. Congo Free State propaganda war - Wikipedia

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   King Leopold's Soliloquy: A Defense of His Congo Rule. New York: P. R. Warren, 1905. Williams, George Washington. "An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II, King of the Belgians and Sovereign of the Independent State of the Congo". Reprinted in Franklin, John Hope. George Washington Williams: A Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago ...