I liked how in the introduction to the book, the perspective of the Africans who's countries were being colonized by Europeans was taken. It almost reminded me of Howard Zinn's book, A People's History, when it is expressed that the Africans were "brutally suppressed" and their testimony was not heard in published documents (5 Hochshild). It is better to read about both perspectives and form an opinion yourself. When reading Kipling's,"The White Man's Burden," and Morel's, "The Black Man's Burden," there were plenty of evident contrasting opinions as to how the Africans reacted. It is very interesting to me to read King Leopold's Ghost because during the imperialism and the colonizing, no one cared enough to ask or document how the Africans felt about their culture being called "uncivilized" and being forced to abide by European customs. I am glad that E.D. Morel made an effort to paint a realistic picture of what imperialism was really like in Africa.
Q 1: What is considered "uncivilized"?
Q 2: What was the significance of slavery?
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