The Élisabethville Massacre: How Belgian Colonial Authorities Massacred Congolese Miners for Demanding a Wage Increase
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In December 1941, African miners in the Belgian Congo went on strike to demand higher wages. The cost of living had risen sharply during the Second World War, while African workers were earning far less than their European counterparts. What began as a labour dispute over pay and working conditions would end with Belgian colonial […]
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