Berlin Conference: The Congo's Rubber Terror and the Force Publique

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the brutal legacy of King Leopold II's Congo Free State, focusing on the Force Publique and the rubber terror that devastated the Congo Basin. They discuss the enforcement of rubber quotas through hostage-taking and mutilation, the infamous chicotte whip, and the testimony of missionaries like John and Alice Harris. The episode also covers the early resistance by African leaders and the eventual global outcry led by Edmund Dene Morel and Roger Casement, which forced Leopold to cede the Congo to Belgium in 1908. #CongoFreeState #ForcePublique #RubberTerror #Chicotte #LeopoldII #EdmundDeneMorel #RogerCasement #JohnHarris #AliceHarris #CongoReformAssociation #BelgianCongo #KingLeopoldsGhost #Africa #Colonialism #Atrocities #History #FexingoHistory #ScrambleForAfrica Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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