“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity.”
--Patrice Lumumba
Activists from the United States and African nationalists disrupted US sessions in protest of the slaying of Congo premier Patrice Lumumba on February 15, 1961. To learn more about Patrice Lumumba, a leader and man of great integrity, check out this BBC article on his murder, this article from the Guardian, or the Friends of Congo website. There is also an incredibly moving film (one of my favorites):
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