African Testimony in the Movement for Congo Reform

Name: African Testimony in the Movement for Congo Reform
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The humanitarian movement against Leopold\u2019s violent colonisation of the Congo emerged out of Europe, but it depended at every turn on African input. Individuals and groups from throughout the upper Congo River basin undertook journeys of daring and self-sacrifice to provide evidence of atrocities for the colonial authorities, missionaries, and international investigators.