- American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915
Describes the Land-Chapin expedition to the Belgian Congo that was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. Page includes biographies of the early explorers, information about the land survey, cataloging of plants and animals, photographs, field diaries, and early publications.
http://diglib1.amnh.org/
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Review It - King Leopold's Soliloquy - Mark Twain
Mark Twain's pamphlet condemning King Leopold of Belgium for his brutal rule of the Congo, published in 1905 by the American Congo Reform Association.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/congo/kls/
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Review It - New Statesman - What you get for backing a tyrant
Argues that by supporting President Mobutu in the Congo, the US fuelled the rise of terrorism there. (October 8, 2001)
http://www.consider.net/forum_new.php3?newTemplate=OpenObject&newTop=200110080014&newDisplayURN=200110080014
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Review It - Reforming the Heart of Darkness
Analysis and publications of the Congo Reform Association formed in 1904 to protest King Leopold's rule of the Congo Free State.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/congo/
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Review It - The Kodak vs. the King
The Congo Reform Association's use of photographic evidence of atrocities to build its case against King Leopold's rule of the Congo Free State.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/congo/congo_kodak.html
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