The nonsensically-named #CongoFreeState was declared on #ThisDayInHistory in 1885. It was the personal possession of #KingLeopoldII of #Belgium. His forces killed (& sometimes ate) up to 10 million people to extract profit, and mutilated millions for failing to meet work quotas.
Our Leopold II and the Congo Free State is out today. In tradition with our Christmas break bad guy episodes, this one does not fall short. Happy Holidays! Thank you for the love and support this year. We aren't done with 2025 yet! #HistoricallyHigh #LeopoldII #CongoFreeState
Tomorrow we dive into Leopold II of Belgium and his Congo Free State. We have covered some evil people and somehow, Leopold II wasn't on our radar. After this episode we have to give him his due. He was truly horrible. Find out how horrible tomorrow! #HistoricallyHigh #LeopoldII #CongoFreeState
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#GeneralStorms #decolonization #bruxelles #congo #congofreestate #redhead #KingLeopold2 #statue #brussels #blacklivesmatter #blm #georgefloyd #belgianhistory #blacksky #addtoblacksky #bokeh #belgique #history #neverforget #georgefloyd #bruxelas
a grim portrait of King Leopold II composed from torn colonial maps of the Congo, rubber trade ledgers, missionary reports, dismembered hand sketches, and 19th century propaganda posters, his beard formed from chains and ivory fragments, military sash layered from bloodied trade vouchers and missionary letters, background shows ghostly silhouettes of enslaved Congolese laborers and pillaged rainforest scenes, overlay of Belgian royal emblems cracked and fading, conceptual collage with raw, brutal honesty
King Leopold II: The Ghost of Rubber and Bone
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#aiart #blueskyart #digitalart #aicommunity #collageart #colonialatrocity #cutandpasteaesthetic #symbolicportrait #historicaltruth #congofreeState #recycledmedia #conceptualcollage #monarchyinshame #foundmediaart #antiimperialart
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"King Leopold's Ghost"
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#OnThisDay in 1885, #LeopoldII established the État Indépendant du Congo as a domaine privé & #slavery in the #CongoFreeState was the most brutal in the history of colonial Africa; the Belgian parliament took over the #Congo in 1908:
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Colonial Congo
A History in Questions
Edited by Idesbald Goddeeris, Amandine Lauro and Guy Vanthemsche
Info: bit.ly/3OUOtBm
#BelgianCongo #CongoFreeState #AfricanStudies #Colonisation #Colonialism #ColonialStudies #Africa
Delighted that my article exploring the role of race (and racism) in the US relationship with the #CongoFreeState & subsequent ‘humanitarian’ reform movement is now available as first view with Journal of American Studies. Check it out here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
