The Global Black History Podcast

A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

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Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 3): Atrocities of the Ivory Boom

November 20, 2020 • Eriche

Genocide in the Belgian Congo (Part 3) - Atrocities of the Ivory Boom

What happened to our whistleblower from Part 2? How did Leopold II create the machine for murder of genocidal proportions in the Belgian Congo? I'll answer these questions and get into some of the first gritty details from the Belgian occupation of the Congo. We'll talk about gender based violence, violence against children as well as the first details of Belgian mass killings.

By the end of the episode, we'll be close to the end of our story and learn about another figure largely lost to history who helped end this genocidal regime...

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