Recounting the atrocities that took place in the Congo Free State during the
reign of King Leopold II is a daunting process. It was a state where sadism
was the norm and severed human hands became a grizzly form of currency. Still,
a proper accounting of these horrors is essential to getting to truth of
Leopold's regime. How bad did things get in the Congo Free State? What did it
take to end the crimes against humanity? Tune in and find out how the first
African-American historian, Bob Marley, and the greatest act of pimpery in
history all play a role in the story.
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