Title: Examining the darkness. This essay is about the Belgiam Congo under the leadership of King Leopold II and the treatment of the native inhabitants/Congolese.

Examining the Darkness
Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the grand opening of our new exhibit, examining the darkness. It has been many years since Belgium first discovered the vast new area of land known as the Congo. It has been many years since America first recognized our claim on the Congo. It has been many years since we have felt the economical and cultural growth in our country because of the Congo. And it has been many years since we set the Congo free from our rule. With these years came a great forgetting. As young Belgian school children, we are taught to honor Henry Morton Stanl…