HIST 0865 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: International African Association, Free Negro
3 Dec 2015
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Hochschild, however, makes a case that leopold ii went beyond the ordinary colonial drive. He is building his argument that leopold was guilty of crimes against humanity by showing that he spent much of his life planning carefully, like a fox, a devious scheme to get territory in africa illegally for exploitation. He created elaborate moral subterfuges in his pose as a humanitarian interested in helping the africans, and he pretended he wanted to abolish the slave trade carried on by afro-arab bosses. As seen in chapter 2, leopold strived ever since he was a teen to cultivate a plan to colonize the unknown african land. He was attempting to make himself look philanthropic by creating the. International african association, however he was the chairman of it, which meant he had all the say and power. I do not want to risk losing a fine chance to secure for ourselves a slice of this magnificent african cake. leopold, chp.
