Deeply engrossed in the history of the Congo, under the rapacious exploitation of King Leopold of Belgium.
The book, “King Leopold’s Ghost” by Adam Hochschild, was a Christmas gift from my sister-in-law, Jenifer. It describes the genocidal plundering of the Congo during the “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s.
My interest in the topic was sparked by a Global Studies class I completed in the Summer of 2010, which centered on the links between capitalism, Imperialism, Colonialism and modernity. Under all of it – greed. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.