[Judge J]

Lumumba the movie plus Q&A with Congolese Association

European countries were still trading in Africans and chopping off their hands in the 20th century. Forced labour was used in the tin-rich Jos plateau of Nigeria and the diamond mines of the Congo during World War 2 to supply British/allied forces with vital raw materials . Democratic elections in which Africans endorsed Patrice Lumumba (an admirer of Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah ) were not accepted by US and European governments. Lumumba's attempts to eradicate slave labour and exploitation were blocked as they interfered with the wealth of foreign countries and corporations. He was assassinated with Belgian and US backing on the 17th January 1961. This incredible film has never been released in this country and was suppressed in the USA.


Sunday 17 February

2pm-5.30pm


VENUE: Imperial War Museum (Conference Room)
Lambeth Road SE1
Tube: Lambeth North

Free entry: First Come, First served (15 years and over)