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- Description:
- In this interview, Anna Mawuna Nsiala discusses her Protestant baptism, the Flemish (Belgian) colonial era, how her parents talked to her about slavery, Congolese independence …
- 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)
- Mawuna Nsiala, Anna (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Belgian Congo
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Protestantism
- Protestantism--Social aspects--Africa--History--20th century
- Protestantism--Social aspects--Africa--History--21st century
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Mawuna_Nsiala_Anna_Kikongo_2023_June_13_P1000023
- Language:
- Kongo
- Lingala
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Daniel Ndoluvwualu Nadia discusses his personal and family history, attending a Catholic boarding school, witnessing the Léopoldville riots in 1959, and his …
- 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)
- Ndoluvwualu Nadia, Daniel (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Activism
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Belgian Congo
- Colonial violence
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--1960-1970.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Discrimination
- Family history
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Identity
- Léopoldville riots
- Racism
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DANVERSION_DRC_Ndoluvwualu_Nadia_Daniel_French_2023_June_11_P1000001
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Daniel Ntumba Wa Tshilumba discusses his personal and family history, his childhood experiences as a mixed race person in the Congo, including …
- 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)
- Ntumba Wa Tshilumba, Daniel (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Baudouin I, King of the Belgians, 1930-1993
- Association des enfants des Belges laissés au Congo (AEBC)
- Association of Children of Belgians Left in the Congo (AEBC)
- Salesian Sisters of the Red Cross
- Activism
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Belgian Congo
- Citizenship
- Colonial violence
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Discrimination
- Familial discrimination
- Family history
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Identity
- Institut facultaire des sciences de l’information et de la communication (Congo)
- Liberté des Noirs commune
- Mixed-race
- Nationality
- Orphanage
- Racial discrimination
- Racism
- Recognition
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kamina Base (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Ntumba_Wa_Tshilumba_Daniel_French_2023_June_20_P1000164
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Debora Nsomwe discusses her background and her political activism in groups such as the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), the …
- 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)
- Nsomwe, Debora (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Mama Amazone
- Papa Wemba
- ACP
- People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy
- Women's League (Commune of Bandalungwa)
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese women
- Mixed-race
- Political activism
- Salongo
- Slavery
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Nsomwe_Debora_Lingala_2023_June_26_P1000280
- Language:
- Kongo
- Lingala
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Déo Mpatu discusses how he came to learn capoeira, its origins in Brazil, and youth programs in Goma and Kinshasa teaching capoeira …
- 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)
- Mpatu, Déo (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Capoeira
- Capoeira (Dance)
- Colonization
- Communal empowerment and growth
- Competition
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- History of capoeira
- Kongo kingdom
- Martial arts
- Racial slavery
- Slavery
- Youth leadership
- Youth programming
- Brazil
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Mpatu_Deo_French_2023_June_27_P1000282
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Ernest Léon Viokolo Lelo discusses his childhood, his work as an ethnomusicologist, different forms of slavery, and growing tribalism and ethnic tension/civil …
- 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)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Viokolo Lelo, Ernest Léon (interviewee)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO)
- Alliance of Bakongo (ABAKO)
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Belgian Congo
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--1960-1970.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Cultural erasure
- Displacement
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Illusion of liberation
- Independence
- Nkongo Kingdom
- Racial slavery
- Slavery
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Viokolo_Lelo_Ernest_Léon_French_2023_June_22_P1000202
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Ferdinand Lokunda Lokunda da Silva discusses mixed-race discrimination, his position as the President of the Association of Mixed Race People in Congo …
- 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)
- Lokunda Lokunda da Silva, Ferdinand (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Michel, Charles, 1975-
- Association of Mixed Race People in Congo (ASMECO)
- Activism
- Belgian Congo
- Citizenship
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations.
- 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.
- Discrimination
- Identity
- Mixed-race
- Racial discrimination
- Racism
- Recognition
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Lokunda_Lokunda_Basilva_Ferdinand_French_2023_June_22_P1000200
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, François Kadiebwe Wa Kasangu discusses his experiences with racial discrimination and segregation in the United States, the violence he witnessed in pre-independence …
- 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)
- Kadiebwe Wa Kasangu, François (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997
- General Union of Congolese Students
- Belgian Congo
- Citizenship
- Colonial policy
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- 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.
- Racial discrimination
- Racism
- Violence
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- United States
- Local ID:
- DRC_Kadiebwe_Wa_Kasangu_Francois_2023_French_June_14_P1000040
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Geraldine Tobé discusses her personal history, enrolling at the Institute of Fine Arts, and the consequences of colonialism, particularly around art, culture, …
- 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)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Tobé, Geraldine (interviewee)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale
- Musée national de la République démocratique du Congo (MNRDC)
- National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Alienation
- Ancestral culture
- Art
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Intergenerational knowledge
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Geraldine_Tobe_French_2023_June_28_P1000290
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Jean-François Tamba Mabiaca discusses his background in Kinshasa, his education in France, his work for the Geographic Institute, the political landscape under …
- 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)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Tamba Mabiaca, Jean-François (interviewee)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997
- Geographic Institute
- Belgian Congo
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--1960-1970.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Independence
- Racial segregation
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Tamba_Mabiaca_Jean_Francois_French_2023_June_14_P1000044
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- 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) …
- 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
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Léon Nguapitshi Kayongo discusses his upbringing in a Protestant Church, his parent's experiences with colonial violence, his studies of Kimbaguism in Nkamba …
- 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)
- Nguapitshi Kayongo, Léon (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Anti-colonial movement
- Belgian Congo
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion--Social aspects.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Forced labor
- Kimbanguism
- Protestantism
- Protestantism--Social aspects--Africa--History--20th century
- Protestantism--Social aspects--Africa--History--21st century
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Nguapitshi_Kayongo_Leon_French_2023_June_24_P1000239
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Paul Dilungane Dia Mawonga discusses his family history, his education at the University of Dakar, and his work with a Kimbanguist theater …
- 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)
- Dilungane Dia Mawonga, Paul (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Kimbangu, Simon, 1887-1951
- Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion--Social aspects.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Kimbanguism
- Kimbanguisme
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Dilungane_Dia_Mawonga_Paul_French_2023_June_21_P1000191
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Pierre Giscard Mayona Ntangu Zayionso discusses his family history, the impact of colonialism on their lives, his involvement in the Kimbanguist Church, …
- 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)
- Mayona Ntangu Zayionso, Pierre Giscard (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Kimbangu, Simon, 1887-1951
- Mama Mikala
- Papa Dangi
- Papa Diangienda Kuntima
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Anti-colonial movement
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion--Social aspects.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congo River
- Congolese independence
- Discrimination
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Imprisonment
- Kimbanguism
- Kino-Kao
- Political activism
- Political prisoner
- Political science
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Theology
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Lubumbashi (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Mayona_Ntangu_Zayionso_Pierre_Giscard_French_2023_June_24_P1000237
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Prisca Manyala discusses her family history, the lasting impact of colonialism on their lives, and her motivations for becoming involved in community …
- 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)
- Manyala, Prisca (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Congo Leadership Initiative
- Equity and Strengthening Education System Project (PERSE)
- Les Ailes du Cœur
- Wings of the Heart
- World Bank
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Colonization
- Communal empowerment and growth
- Community
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Corruption
- Education
- Education access
- Family history
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Mutual aid
- Non-profit organizations
- Political activism
- Politics
- Self-sufficiency
- Slavery
- Systemic oppression
- Trauma and healing
- Youth leadership
- Youth programming
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Manyala_Prisca_French_2023_June_23_P1000213
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Rachel Kapombo discusses her mother’s personal history with colonial violence, the Association of Abandoned Children, and what reparations could look like today …
- 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)
- Kapombo Ilodi, Rachel (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Michel, Charles, 1975-
- Association of Abandoned Children
- Sisters of Charity
- Abandonment
- Activism
- Belgian Congo
- Colonial boarding schools
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations.
- 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.
- Displacement
- Kidnapping
- Mixed-race
- Orphanages
- Racial discrimination
- Racism
- Recognition
- Reparations
- Violence
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Kapombo_Ilodi_Rachel_French_2023_June_12_P1000005
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Rémy Muke discusses his personal and family history, his work as a teacher in a Kimbanguist school, and his thoughts on Kimbanguism …
- 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)
- Muke, Rémy (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Kimbangu, Simon, 1887-1951
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Christianity
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion--Social aspects.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Family history
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Independence
- Kimbanguism
- Kimbanguisme
- Pan-Africanism
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Muke_Remy_French_2023_June_23_P1000222
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Suzanne Matondo discusses her family's background, slavery, colonialism, the history of colonization in Congo, her journey with the Kimbaguist church, the role …
- 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)
- Matondo, Suzanne (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Afonso I, King of the Congo, -approximately 1550
- Cão, Diogo, active 15th century
- Kimbangu, Simon, 1887-1951
- Mvemba a Nzinga
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion--Social aspects.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congo River
- Discrimination
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Kimbanguism
- Kimbanguisme
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Slavery
- Spirituality
- Theology
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Matondo_Suzanne_French_2023_June_24_P1000241
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Thérèse Mantu discusses her parents and community interactions with European colonizers and enslavers, the intricacies of both European and African slave trading …
- 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)
- Mantu, Thérèse (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Kasa-Vubu, Joseph, approximately 1915-1969
- Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO)
- Alliance of Bakongo (ABAKO)
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Colonial era
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Famine
- Farming
- Hostility
- Human trafficking
- Independence
- Kipoyo
- Racial slavery
- Religion
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Thoughts on the future
- Village life
- Wenze Dia Ntotela
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Mantu_Therese_Kikongo_2023_June_11_P1000002
- Language:
- Kongo
- Lingala
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Description:
- In this interview, Yvonne Muleka discusses her childhood experiences as a mixed race person in the Congo, including colonial violence, family tensions, and a desire …
- 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)
- Muleka, Yvonne (interviewee)
- Shemisi, Paul (videographer)
- Genre:
- oral histories (literary genre)
- Subject:
- Lokunda Lokunda da Silva, Ferdinand
- Association of Mixed Race People in Congo (ASMECO)
- Congolese Office of Posts and Telecommunications (OCPT)
- Activism
- Afterlives of slavery and colonialism
- Belgian Congo
- Citizenship
- Colonial violence
- Colonialism
- Colonization
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--1960-1970.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Race relations.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Congolese independence
- Discrimination
- Family history
- Freedom and freedom-making
- Identity
- Mixed-race
- Racial discrimination
- Racism
- Recognition
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Kinshasa (Congo)
- Local ID:
- DRC_Muleka_Yvonne_French_2023_June_22_P1000198
- Language:
- French
- Collection:
- Brown University Library
- Geographic Emphases
- The University and Beyond
- Global Curatorial Project
- GCP Democratic Republic of the Congo