Colonial Interlude

A long conversation with two Bakongo village chiefs. But the one who spoke first while alone with us shut up as soon as the other approached. He wouldn’t say another word; and nothing was more unsettling than the silence and the fear of compromising himself while we questioned him about the atrociti...

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Published inDark Age pp. 3 - 18
Main Author Titley, Brian
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada MQUP 1997
McGill-Queen's University Press
Subjects
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Chemical compounds
Chemicals
Chemistry
Colonies
Councils
Economic disciplines
Economics
Elastomers
Employment
Government
Government officials
Governors
Human geography
Labor economics
Legislative bodies
Legislatures
Local government
Military personnel
Military science
Occupations
Parliaments
Physical sciences
Political geography
Political science
Politicians
Polymers
Rubber
Social sciences
Soldiers
Territories
War
War theaters
World wars
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Summary:A long conversation with two Bakongo village chiefs. But the one who spoke first while alone with us shut up as soon as the other approached. He wouldn’t say another word; and nothing was more unsettling than the silence and the fear of compromising himself while we questioned him about the atrocities committed in the Boda prison where he had been incarcerated himself. Later, again alone with us, he told us that he had seen ten men die there in one day following brutal treatment. He still bore the scars of floggings, which he showed us. He confirmed what we
ISBN:9780773516021
0773516026
DOI:10.1515/9780773570467-002