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Stranger danger? Xenophobia’s unexpected history

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The Heart of Darkness by Roger Caseman

Roger caseman is a fascinating character. A he, like conrad, was in the congo to make money. He started out working for king leopold,. who had taken the congo as his personal province. They spent a short period of time together, conrad went back and wrote heart of darkness. The report eventually, even in a diluted form, is a explosive, and it starts to point to genicide. It's a really tragic story.

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