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The story of the Congo Free State

by Henry Wellington Wack

Chapters (55)
  1. The Story of the Congo Free State: PREFACE 0:00
  2. MAPS. 5:17
  3. CHAPTER I GENESIS OF MID-AFRICAN CIVILISATION 5:22
  4. CHAPTER II STANLEY, AND KING LEOPOLD II.’S CONCEPTION OF THE CONGO FREE STATE 24:04
  5. CHAPTER III FOUNDING OF THE CONGO FREE STATE 36:29
  6. CHAPTER IV EARLY BELGIAN EXPEDITIONS 47:54
  7. CHAPTER V THE WATERWAYS OF THE CONGO 1:03:15
  8. CHAPTER VI THE STATE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 1:35:28
  9. CHAPTER VII HORRORS OF THE ARAB SLAVE TRADE 2:04:27
  10. CHAPTER VIII THE BERLIN CONFERENCE 2:18:01
  11. CHAPTER IX THE ECONOMIC RÉGIME OF THE BERLIN ACT 2:36:09
  12. CHAPTER X AN APPEAL TO BELGIUM TO SUPPRESS THE SLAVE TRADE 3:11:31
  13. CHAPTER XI THE SECOND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE 3:23:06
  14. CHAPTER XII THE CONGO BEQUEATHED TO BELGIUM 3:38:42
  15. CHAPTER XIII TRIBES OF THE CONGO STATE 3:48:06
  16. CHAPTER XIV THE CONGO PUBLIC FORCE 4:07:10
  17. CHAPTER XV BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS 4:29:19
  18. CHAPTER XVI BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS (Concluded) 4:46:15
  19. CHAPTER XVII THE SUPPRESSION OF SLAVERY 4:56:24
  20. CHAPTER XVIII FRONTIERS AND DIPLOMATIC SETTLEMENTS 5:11:02
  21. CHAPTER XIX THE BAHR-EL-GHAZAL AND THE NILE 5:17:54
  22. CHAPTER XX MUTINIES OF THE BATETELA TRIBE 5:23:45
  23. CHAPTER XXI DISPLACEMENT OF THE POPULATION 5:33:04
  24. CHAPTER XXII THE STATE’S ADMINISTRATION 5:40:12
  25. CHAPTER XXIII THE POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SERVICE 6:05:13
  26. CHAPTER XXIV NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, ROADS 6:13:05
  27. CHAPTER XXV SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, CIVILISING MEASURES 6:40:37
  28. CHAPTER XXVI TRADE, REVENUE, AND TAXES 6:55:11
  29. CHAPTER XXVII MISSIONS AND SCHOOLS 7:19:36
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII STATE LANDS AND CONCESSIONS 7:36:14
  31. CHAPTER XXIX THE NEMESIS OF LIBEL 8:27:01
  32. CHAPTER XXX THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND 9:15:02
  33. CHAPTER XXXI THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA 9:34:47
  34. CHAPTER XXXII TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS 9:53:53
  35. CHAPTER XXXIII TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS (Continued) 10:19:49
  36. CHAPTER XXXIV TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS (Continued) 10:31:44
  37. CHAPTER XXXV TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS (Concluded) 10:41:22
  38. CHAPTER XXXVI THE ATTITUDE OF EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES 11:20:42
  39. CHAPTER XXXVII SUMMARY, RETROSPECT, AND PROPHECY 12:00:00
  40. APPENDIX 12:17:21
  41. TREATY OF VIVI 12:17:24
  42. TREATY OF MANYANGA 12:21:15
  43. TREATY OF LEOPOLDVILLE 12:24:12
  44. TREATY WITH THE KING OF NIADI STEPHANIEVILLE 12:25:39
  45. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 12:28:37
  46. THE FREE NAVIGATION OF THE CONGO 12:55:10
  47. ARGUMENT OF PROFESSOR ÉGIDE ARNTZ 13:31:29
  48. GENERAL ACT OF THE BERLIN CONFERENCE 14:08:29
  49. DECLARATION OF THE GENERAL ACT OF THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE, JULY 2, 1890 15:03:28
  50. TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION 15:06:37
  51. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CONGO FREE STATE AND GREAT BRITAIN 16:37:03
  52. Memorandum 17:26:32
  53. CONCESSIONAIRES, PRIVATE FIRMS, AND COMMERCIAL TRADING COMPANIES IN THE CONGO FREE STATE 17:40:49
  54. PRINCIPAL CONGO OFFICIALS IN BRUSSELS, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION 17:44:16
  55. INDEX 17:45:29
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