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Adam Hochschild: King Leopold’s Ghost


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Returning guest, author Adam Hochschild, discusses his book King Leopold’s Ghost, which details the Belgian colonization of the Congo. Adam talks about the individuals who publicized the genocide which resulted from the colonization, and how the murder of roughly 10 million Africans was virtually unknown to public consciousness until the past few decades.

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The ExchangeBy Dan Riley