Good Morning!!!! 1.NVC 2.Warm-Up: Additional Sources? 3.Congo Free State: The Heart of Darkness Essential Questions: What did Imperialism look like in the Congo Free State?

Warm-Up: More Sources What other sources would you like to see to corroborate (cross-check to confirm) how the Belgians treated the Congolese? Belgian soldiers saying what they saw Congolese first hand witness Someone who worked in the Congo more private correspondences any bystander

Mola and Yoka Source: Congolese children and wives whose father failed to meet rubber collection quotas were often punished by having their hands cut off. The following image is of Mola and Yoka, victims of Belgian atrocities, taken by missionaries and published by Anti-Slavery International in 1905

King Leopold’s Rule Essential Question: How did the Belgians treat the native Congolese in the Congo Free State? – Why do you think the Belgians treated them this way?

The Heart of Darkness 1904 Casement Report – 1908, under pressure from Europe and US, Leopold gives up Congo 10 million Congolese killed in the brutality New race for colonies in Africa between France, Britain, Italy, Portugal, and Spain UN commission named the Congo the least developed nation in the world last year – Genocide and mutilation remain in Africa to this very day Listen to the yell of Leopold's ghost, Burning in Hell for his hand- maimed host. Hear how the demons chuckle and yell Cutting his hands off, down in Hell --The Congo, by Vachel Lindsay

The Heart of Darkness “The vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of the human conscience”—Joseph Conrad

The White Man’s Burden

The White(?) Man’s Burden

Legacy of a Forgotten Holocaust # of Deaths during the Holocaust: million (approximate figure) # Deaths During Congolese Genocide: million (approximate figure)

Why do we not remember? “You see, when you kill ten million Africans, you aren’t called ‘Hitler’. That is, your name doesn’t come to symbolize the living incarnation of evil. Your name and your picture don’t produce fear, hatred, and sorrow. Your victims aren’t talked about and your name isn’t remembered.”

Exit Ticket Why do you think we are taught about the Holocaust but people generally don’t know what happened in the Congo Free State? Explain.

Congo Prompt Prompt: Describe the experience of imperialism in the Congo. You will need to analyze each document to find key facts, bias, and perspectives. – Re-Write your textbook using the evidence from the documents! – Includes most important historical background/context from text book or other secondary source/s – Identifies and explains at least one imperial motive (Docs A-B) – Uses at least one piece of evidence of human rights violations (Docs C-F) – Includes 2 direct quotes from different sources that are relevant to the prompt. make sure to explain the reliability/bias of the source