White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

White king, wild Rubber, calamitous Death White King, Red Rubber, Black Death, illustrated how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the congou tea as a free verbalize and utilise it by reign of terror. King Leopold II took over lead of Belgium from his father, hoping to gain power and wealth, as well as assuming control condition of overseas territories like more or less other European nations of the time did. Leopold created, with political lobbying and military force, the Belgian Free put up.The Belgian Free State gave Leopold power over the African territory of the congou tea, which he soon exploited for its large supplies of ivory and good-for-naught. Leopold and his soldiers used the Congolese natives as forced labor, and those who refused to dress for the Belgians or who violated their newly established laws were punished by mutilation, torture, or end. Nearly ten million people were either slaughtered or worked to death in the Congo under Leopolds rule.In the end , Leopolds reign of terror in the Congo became a scandal during the last years of his rule, and he destroyed most of the documents pertaining to the Belgian Free State prior to his death. Before this History class, I would have never had known about the documentary White King, Red Rubber, Black Death and about the human universesy issues that were present in the Congo of Africa in the past. This documentary had left me speechless and astonished in the end. It had sincerely opened my eyes to the many tragedies that the Africans of the Congo endured under the reign of King Leopold II.Furthermore, I wondered, why throughout the entire reign of King Leopold II didnt any maven even try bringing him down and making him abide for his cruel punishments interpret upon the Congo popularity? It amazes me that, during the thirty years that Leopold committed acts of delirium and cruelty amongst the Congo, Leopold was still worshiped after by the Belgiums as the man who colonized the Congo and made the Belgium city wealthy. This is a man who depicted the ignorance and greediness of Belgium.In my eyes, everything that Belgium has today, is out of fraud and lies because of the selfish acts Leopold committed. All of this cruelty, because of the exportation of rubber? I couldnt believe it with my own eyes and ears, the amount of misemploy Leopold had caused amongst the Congo and its people just because of his obsession with power and wealth. Yet, if this was an issue that was being presented in todays society of a specific champaign many would jump to fight and defend this area.King Leopold conducted many extreme measures in the past for no reason, in my opinion. If I was alive during this period and was one of the many people of the Congo who were enduring this cruelty and pain, I would hold up for what I believe in, save my people, and make a change. I do believe that if such person in todays society, conducted these acts of punishment they would immediately get the death penalty because of the well modify justice system we have today, but why not congest then?