Congo Free State
Joseph Conrad’s novel "Heart of Darkness", originally published in 1899 as a three-part series in "Blackwood's Magazine", inspired by his service as a captain on a steamer on the Congo 12 years before, sparked an organized international opposition to Leopold's exploitational activities. In 1900, Edmund Dene Morel, a part-time journalist and head of trade with Congo for the Liverpool shipping firm Elder Dempster, noticed that ships that brought vast loads of rubber from the Congo only ever returned there loaded with guns and ammunition for the "Force Publique". Morel became a journalist and then a publisher, attempting to discredit Leopold's regime. In 1902, Morel retired from his position at Elder Dempster to focus on campaigning. He founded his own magazine, "The West African Mail", and conducted speaking tours in Britain.
List of songs recorded by the Darkness
The Darkness is an English hard rock band formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 2000. Their first release was the extended play "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" in August 2002, which featured the tracks "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Love on the Rocks with No Ice" and "Love Is Only a Feeling", all of which were later featured on the band's debut album. After signing with Atlantic Records, the band released their debut album "Permission to Land" in July, which featured a total of ten tracks. Singles released to support the album were "Get Your Hands Off My Woman", "Growing on Me", "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Love Is Only a Feeling", all of which featured new B-sides. The B-sides "The Best of Me" (from "Get Your Hands Off My Woman") and "Makin' Out" (from "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") were also featured on the Japanese edition of "Permission to Land". "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" was released at the end of the year, and also featured on the Christmas reissue of the album.