Kongo: 50 Years of Independence of Congo

TitleKongo: 50 Years of Independence of Congo
Publication TypeFilm
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsTilman, Samuel, Daniel Cattier, Jean-François Bastin, and Isabelle Christiaens
Episodes3
Running Time52 min each episode
CountryBelgium
Publication LanguageFrench, Lingala
Abstract

Informed by scholarship and archival records, this television docu-series explores the history of the Congo from the 15th century to the present. From the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to colonialism and independence, the three-part series examines exploitation, violence, and nationalism through Congo's interactions with European and American powers. 

URLhttp://www.bam.org/film/2012/kongo
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