Felix L√∂sing

The British and American Congo Reform Movement (ca. 1890-1913) has been praised extensively for its ‚Ä∫heroic‚Äπ confrontation of colonial atrocities in the Congo Free State. Its commitment to white supremacy and colonial domination, however, continues to be overlooked, denied, or trivialised. This historical-sociological study argues that racism was the ideological cornerstone and formed the main agenda of this first major human rights campaign of the 20th century. Through a thorough analysis of contemporary sources, Felix L√∂sing unmasks the colonial and racist formation of the modern human rights discourse and investigates the ‚Ä∫historical work‚Äπ of racism at a crossroads between imperial power and ‚Ä∫white crisis‚Äπ.

A ‚Ä∫Crisis of Whiteness‚Äπ in the ‚Ä∫Heart of Darkness‚Äπ

Felix L√∂sing

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