Source E: The following is an excerpt from the book King Leopold's Ghost written by an Americas
author and journalist named Adam Hochschild in 1998. King Leopold's Ghost was the recipient of
many awards and was the basis of a 2006 documentary
As king of a small country with no interest in colonies, King Leopold realized that a colonial push of his own
would require a strong humanitarian veneer [appearance). Curbing the slave trade, moral uplift, and the
advancement of science were the aims he would talk about, not profits. In 1876, he began planning a step
to establish his image as a philanthropist [person who promotes the welfare of others and advance his
African ambitions. He organized a conference of explorers and geographers.
Underlying most of King Leopold's excitement was the hope that Africa would be a source of raw materials
to feed Belgium's Industrial Revolution, just as the search for slaves had driven many countries to become
interested in Africa [previously].
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