3 hours ago · Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Leopold II.

Apr 24, 2024 · The hosts mention the controversy surrounding a series of photographs taken by missionaries, depicting the brutal treatment of African children against a white ...

Apr 15, 2024 · In Cameroon's western city of Foumban, sits the newly inaugurated Royal Museum of the Bamoun. The building architecture pays homage to the emblem of the Bamoun ...

Apr 23, 2024 · Ajayi argued that “colonialism was an attempt to continue the exploita- tion of African labor hitherto provided through the slave trade. . . . [It was ...

Apr 25, 2024 · As the controversy continued, Hornaday remained unapologetic, insisting that his only intention was to put on an ethnological exhibition.

Apr 14, 2024 · The artists refused, and Capital Affair was called off two hours before its opening press conference. Then Büchel's exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of ...

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