At the conference, Belgium's king, Leopold II, managed to securethe whole Congo as his...
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At the conference, Belgium's king, Leopold II, managed to secure
the whole Congo as his private property. A territory 80 times bigger
than Belgium. Basically,
twice the surface area of Texas
and California combined
the whole Congo as his private property. A territory 80 times bigger
than Belgium. Basically,
twice the surface area of Texas
and California combined
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At the conference,
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Belgium's king, Leopold II,
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managed to secure
the whole Congo
00:00:06.833 --> 00:00:08.626
as his private property.
00:00:08.708 --> 00:00:11.875
A territory 80 times bigger
than Belgium.
00:00:11.958 --> 00:00:14.084
Basically,
twice the surface area
00:00:14.167 --> 00:00:16.209
of Texas
and California combined.
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Movie Summary
The path to the new world, an unsettling and intricate story of genocides. Conquest, slavery and the fabrication of "Whiteness".
