Henry Morton Stanley reveals the explorer who opened the Congo to European conquest in the 1870s, turning exploration into the blueprint for empire and extraction.
This documentary examines how Stanley’s expeditions mapped the Congo River, forged treaties under deception, and paved the way for King Leopold II’s takeover.
We explore Stanley’s role in transforming geography into control, how exploration masked imperial ambition, and how his routes, stations, and agreements enabled Europe’s rapid seizure of Central Africa. What began as exploration became conquest, setting in motion forced labor, exploitation, and colonial violence that followed.
This is the untold history of Henry Morton Stanley and the Congo, revealing how one man’s journeys unlocked one of history’s most devastating colonial regimes.👇 #StanleyCongo #africanhistory
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