William Henry Sheppard
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William Henry Sheppard was one of the earliest African Americans to become a missionary for the Presbyterian Church. He spent 20 years in Africa, primarily in and around the Congo Free State, and is b
Sheppard in c. 1917
Sheppard (on right)
Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium
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Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.
William Henry Sheppard
…around the Congo Free State, and is best known for his efforts to publicize the atrocities committed against the Kuba and other Congolese peoples by King Leopold II's Force Publique. Sheppard's efforts contributed to the contemporary debate on European colonialism and imperialism in the region, particularly among…
Leopold in 1889
Queen Louise of Orléans with her son Prince Leopold, later Leopold II. Painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1838)
Young Prince Leopold by John Partridge (1841)
Leopold as a younger man in the uniform of the Grenadiers (Portrait by Nicaise de Keyser)