Lumumba Goes Dddooowwwnnn

The documentary of Lumumba was quite an eye opener. It was a tale of loyalty and deceit; betrayal and death. In the beginning of the movie, he was discussing the future of the Congo with a few of its representatives, maybe presidents, I wasn't really sure, there was tension between Lumumba and the other leaders. They didn't want him sticking his nose where it didn't belong; Lumumba kept pushing; his motives were to free the Congo from the wicked Europeans and its African puppets; Leaders of Africa who would rather watch their people die off than making a stand and actually risking their lives other than others. Lumumba's closest friend, Totally forgot his name but was issued the head of the African Army, betrayed Lumumba at the end for the power and greed the Europeans were willing to offer if he played by their rules. The movie was tragic, but it made a lot of since.

This is how I feel; So, the Congo was taking under the reign of Leopold; Lumumba wanted independence; he wanted to be free of the brutality that came along with Leopold's regime, They agreed to their constant request, for a while, only to take it back and strike back ten fold. It was almost like a joke. Although they agreed to the independence, they weren't really going to give them what was requested, they were going to allow Lumumba his time of shine and encouragement then shut him down. Thats were all the confusion and corruption came in. Lumumba gained more power than imagined, which shook up the Europeans; Army's began rebelling, white people were held in captivity, All hell broke lose. That, was the reason why Lumumba died. The whites argued that blacks were too uncivilized to have complete independence, with the little they pretended to give them, to many things went wrong, too many soldiers repelled and too many whites were in the crossfire (which could have been maybe 100 or something, but whatever). They killed Lumumba because he was never going to quit. He argued that if they were to just be given a chance, an opportunity to fix what the Europeans destroyed, their freedom would be well in control. Lumumba was executed; not being able to get the opportunity to get back at the people who betrayed him and their country , but he left a hell of a mark.

His tactics remind me of Martin Luther King; never promoting violence, but assuring hope and freedom; Lumumba's dream. Like Martin's dream. Both never like to see the change, but definitely played a role in it.