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The History of King Leopold
There were public meetings throughout Europe the United States as far away as Australia and New Zealand. This was the first big international human rights scandal of the 20th century. And what about King Leopold? Well he pushed back against the movement almost immediately. He sent somebody to try to bribe Morrell to be quiet. Published a magazine in three languages called The Truth About the Congo and distributed it as widely as he could. Yet he didn't stop. William Henry Shepherd would stay in the country for 20 years documenting bothKing Leopold's atrocities and the beauty of Congolese culture and history.
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