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29 de ago. de 2024 · In King Leopold’s Soliloquy, a 1905 pamphlet, Twain used satire to condemn King Leopold’s vicious rule over the Congo Free State. This wasn’t his only political jab, either.
14 de ago. de 2024 · King Leopold’s soliloquy, a defence of his Congo rule, by Mark Twain [pseud.] Collection/Other Creator Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Collection Created London, T. F. Unwin, 1907
Hace 5 días · Cartoon depicting Leopold II, 1884; Nsala of Wala in Congo Looks at Severed Hand and Foot of His Daughter [photograph], 1904; Mutilated Children and Adults in Congo [photograph], c. 1900-1905; Punch Congo Rubber Cartoon, 1906 ; Speech by Louis M. Scheyven: "We Did Not Wish to Wage Colonial War" U.S. Department of Defense Newsreel: Crisis in the ...
Hace 3 días · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. Rather than being a key moment for abolitionism in Europe, it helped secure the 'Scramble for Africa'. Throughout the 19th century, the anti-slave trade movement was in full swing in Europe.
29 de ago. de 2024 · His soliloquy — in which he compares himself with a clock measuring time, his thoughts being the minutes, his eyes being the dials, and his groans being the striking of the hours — is interrupted when a groom, one of his former servants, enters.
15 de ago. de 2024 · King Leopold II took control of Congo during the 19th century scramble for Africa, but his ruthless plundering of the country is a stain on Belgium’s reputation. As Belgium finally confronts his legacy, we look at the history and the ongoing controversies linked to the country’s colonial era.
Hace 1 día · Mark Twain - Wikipedia ... Mark Twain
