Congo stories : battling five centuries of exploitation and greed
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Bafilemba, Fidel, author.
Souleymane, Soraya Aziz, writer of foreword.
Eggers, Dave, writer of postface.
Namegabe, Chouchou, writer of afterword.
Ilus, Sam, 1979- illustrator.
Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 334 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
967.5103 Pre
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Published
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"For five centuries, right up to the present, Americans and Europeans have benefited enormously from an astonishing history of exploitation of the people and natural resources of a country in the heart of Africa; the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The people of Congo are fighting back, risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And human rights movements led by young people in the US and Europe are supporting those Congolese change-makers. As a result, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing. Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo in order to better understand that history and to document stories of Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country and young Congolese overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and care for their families. Through Gosling's photographs of Congolese daily life, Bafilemba's profiles of heroic Congolese activists, and Prendergast's narratives of the extraordinary history and evolving social movements that directly link Congo with the United States and Europe, Congo Stories provides windows into the people, the challenges, and the possibilities that are impacting the course of Congo's destiny."--Dust jacket.

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