A British sculptor has been chosen to make “an artistic intervention” to a divisive statue of the Belgian king whose brutal colonisation of the Congo inspired Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

Inside the world's 'most expensive mansion' on sale for £306million on the French Riviera and once home to a king ...

Historically, European countries had only been interested in small trading posts, but following King Leopold II’s research, they were now rushing to gain control of huge parts of land that would ...

He is asked by Belgian King Leopold to go to Africa to see what he has done there to help the country. Initially, he refuses. But an American, George Washington Williams, wants him to accept so he ...