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Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzeba Oral History Interview

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Year:
2023
Contributor:
Brown University. Ruth J Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (Creator)
Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Creator)
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) (Creator)
Mukamba Kadiata Nzeba, Jonas (interviewee)
Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary genre)
Subject:
Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO)
Alliance of Bakongo (ABAKO)
Centre d’accueil pour le personnel africain (CAPA)
Kabwe Sainte-Thérèse
Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- )
Libreville Court of Appeal
Lobanu Kisantu
Mayounélin
Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale
Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
Apartheid
Belgian Congo
Catholic universities
Colonialism
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Belgium--Ethnic identity
Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Belgium--Social conditions.
Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Cultural assimilation--Belgium.
Congolese independence
Corruption
Economic roundtables
Education access
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)
Family history
Freedom and freedom-making
Independence
Léopoldville riots
Political activism
Politics
Racial slavery
Religion
Self-sufficiency
Systemic racism
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kinshasa (Congo)
Libreville (Gabon)
Lubumbashi (Congo)
Local ID:
DRC_Mukamba_Kadiata_Nzeba_Jona_French_2023_June_21_P1000173
Language:
French
Extent:
1 mov
00:41:25:00

Description

Abstract:
In this interview, Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzeba discusses his family history, his education through Catholic institutions, his experiences at the 1958 Universal Exhibition (World's Fair) in Brussels, including protesting and the passing of a Congolese child. He also details his personal experiences with apartheid under the Belgian Congo government, protests in Belgium, and independence movements throughout the 1960s. Please be advised that this interview may contain stories of trauma, both personal and community-wide related to the legacies of racial slavery and colonialism. It is preserved to document the emotions and experiences of the individual interviewed. At certain points in the interview, the interviewee(s) uses racist, outdated colonial language. It is presented as it exists in the original audio recording. The views and opinions expressed by the speaker(s) do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Global Curatorial Project, Brown University, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or the project’s institutional partners. For questions or concerns please contact library staff at [email protected] or +1-401-863-2146.
Notes:
Immediate form of acquisition: A2023-057
Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzeba Oral History Interview, Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records, Ms.2022.010, Brown University Library
Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

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Citation

Brown University. Ruth J Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, and National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.), "Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzeba Oral History Interview" (2023). GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:u587kza8/

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