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Belgium's Congo: The Hidden Truth Behind the Antwerp Statue
While previous episodes have explored the brutal mechanics of the Congo Free State and the architecture of colonial rule, this episode turns its gaze to a single, towering bronze figure in Antwerp that has become the focal point of modern Belgium’s reckoning with its past. We examine the life of King Leopold II not just as a monarch, but as a private entrepreneur whose personal wealth was built on the exploitation of Central Africa, and how his legacy is physically embedded in the Belgian landscape. Lucas and Luna discuss the complex history of the monument erected in 1950, decades after…
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