American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Digital Library: Congo Expedition: 1909 15
A rich-media website that traces a major expedition into the Belgian Congo (the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) at the dawn of the twentieth century. Includes maps, diary entries, specimens, and recordings as well as a...
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Butcher of Congo
An extremely informative review of a non-fiction book, King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild. The review contains specific quotes from the book and accurate historical research.
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: Robert Hottot's Expedition to Central Africa, 1908 09
An online exhibition which documents a scientific expedition up the Congo river in the early 1900s. You can view the complete photos, documents, and equipment by clicking on the left side navigation bar.
Other
Modern World History: Atrocities in the Congo
The atrocities committed in Congo under King Leopold revolved around the resource of rubber. He demanded a rubber tax from each villager and began a brutal system of forced labor. Read this description of his brutal reign and how he...
Other
Modern World History: The Legacy of Leopold's Congo Colony
The Congo is rich in raw materials which make it a haven for unscrupulous rulers looking for wealth. From King Leopold to Mobutu, the people of the Congo have suffered under brutal dictatorships. Read the following synopsis and view...
Other
Modern World History: King Leopold and the Conquest of the Congo
King Leopold portrayed himself as charitable with his primary goal of helping Africans, when in reality he was a fraud and scoundrel who just wanted his "slice" of Africa. Read about his schemes to take over the Congo and an excerpt from...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Scramble for Africa: Belgium
Briefly describes Belgium's role in the Scramble for Africa and provides a little longer explanation of King Leopold's ruthless rule of the African Congo Basin.
Other
Bertrand Russell: Imperialism the Belgian Congo
Read about the role of King Leopold of Belgium in the colonization of the Belgian Congo and the extreme exploitation of the people living there in a vivid portrayal by Bertrand Russell.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: History of Capitalism in the Congo
A brief review of journalist Adam Hochschild's book "King Leopold's Ghost." The review provides some, but minimal informative historical research about the brutalities of the Congo Free State. Nevertheless, it offers an example of what...