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[-] gencha@lemm.ee 34 points 7 months ago

Europeans left the people slaving on site and only brought over the products. They probably wanted everything to happen out of sight and not risk slaves rioting at home.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State

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