George Washington Williams was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and groundbreaking historian of African-American history. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II’s Congo Free State. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II’s Congo Free State. Shocked by what he saw, he wrote an open letter to Leopold about the suffering of the region’s inhabitants at the hands of Leopold’s agents, which spurred the first public outcry against the regime running the Congo under which millions lost their lives.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 512 ● ISBN 9781531240608 ● File size 0.9 MB ● Publisher Krill Press ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6599919 ● Copy protection without