While casually reading a book on an airplane, Adam Hochschild noticed a reference to Mark Twain's involvement in a worldwide movement protesting atrocities in the Congo, events that had taken five to eight million lives. The savagery of Belgium's King Leopold II, the incredible human tragedies and heroism in Africa, as well as the emergence of what appears to be the first worldwide human rights movement in the 20th century are histories that had not been told in the U.S. since these events.

This lecture is held in conjunction with the conference on "Reclaiming the Congo and Its Potential for Africa."

Hosted by: Center for African Studies, Department of Linguistics

In conjunction with: Afro-American Studies and Research Program, Campus Honors Program, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for International Business Education and Research, College of Law, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Department of Anthropology, Department of Economics, Department of French, Department of Geography, Department of History, Department of Journalism, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Drobny Program for the Study of Jewish Culture and Society, International Programs and Studies, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University Laboratory High School, Center for Research on the Congo, Illinois State University, Department of Modern Languages, Illinois State University, Department of Political Science and Governance