King Leopold's Ghost: The Congo Free State Atrocities

In Episode 138 of The Berlin Conference series, Lucas and Luna dig into the brutal reality of King Leopold II's Congo Free State — not the treaties and conferences, but what happened on the ground. They discuss the Force Publique, the chicotte whip, the rubber quotas, and the system of hostage-taking and mutilation that drove the Congo's population into collapse. Names like Léon Fiévez, Charles Lemaire, and Edmund Dene Morel come up. They explore how the world found out about the atrocities through missionaries like John and Alice Harris, and the eventual reform movement that forced Leopold to hand over the Congo to Belgium. A sobering look at one of history's most infamous colonial crimes. #CongoFreeState #KingLeopoldII #ForcePublique #Chicotte #RubberTerror #EdmundDeneMorel #JohnHarris #AliceHarris #RogerCasement #CongoReformAssociation #History #Colonialism #Africa #BelgianCongo #Atrocities #19thCentury #Imperialism #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo