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The 1903 Congo Reform Association: How Morel Took on Leopold
In this episode of The History of Belgium, hosts Lucas and Luna explore the founding and early years of the Congo Reform Association, the British-led pressure group that exposed King Leopold II's brutal rubber regime in the Congo Free State. Focusing on the years 1903 to 1908, they discuss how journalist Edmund Dene Morel transformed from a shipping clerk into a crusading activist, the shocking evidence gathered by British consul Roger Casement, the alliance with humanitarian groups in Britain and the United States, the role of Mark Twain's satirical pamphlet 'King…
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