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Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade on the Congo

by Edmund Dene Morel

Morel explains the history and formation of the Congo Free State, owned by King Leopold II. However, Morel, a humanitarian, focuses on the atrocities commited in the Congo through the enslavement of the native population, leading to the deaths of as much as 50 percent of the population. Writing in the early 20th century, he argues Britain can and should stop these horrific human rights violations.

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English

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English

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1905

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Edmund Dene Morel was a French-born British journalist, author, pacifist and politician. As a young official at the shipping company Elder Dempster, Morel observed a fortune being made in the export o...

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