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During the nineteenth century European drive for possessions in Africa and Asia, people justified colonialism in various ways, claiming that it Christianity’s the heathen or civilized the savage races or brought everyone the miraculous benefits of free trade. P. 38
— May 27, 2026 03:45PM
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Emily Arnold
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In a letter Williams wrote to the American Secretary of State, he used a phrase that seems plucked from the Nuremberg trials of more than half a century later. Leopold Congo state, Williams Road, was guilty of “ crimes against humanity.” P.112
— Jun 15, 2026 01:07PM
Emily Arnold
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“One member of the expedition packed the severed head of an African in a box of salt and sent it to London to be stuffed and mounted by his Piccadilly taxidermist.” P. 99
— Jun 14, 2026 06:34PM
Emily Arnold
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Stanley was a harsh taskmaster. “The best punishment is that of irons,” he explained in one of his letters to Brussels, “because without wounding, disfiguring, or torturing the body, it inflicts shame and discomfort.” (Whites were not put in irons, of course; only blacks.) p.67-68
— Jun 05, 2026 07:09PM
Emily Arnold
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“ Above all, Leopold told his man in London, “ I do not want to risk… losing a fine chance to secure for our ourselves a slice of this magnificent African cake.” P. 58
— May 28, 2026 03:53PM