As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past

As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past

Seattle Times

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TERVUREN, Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the king of the Belgians who held Congo as his personal property and may have been responsible for the deaths of millions of Congolese more than a century ago. Yet across Belgium, the monarch’s […]

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