Patrice Lumumba

Nationalism can be brought upon and go many different directions for the people in each country. The Story of Patrice Lumumba provided an insightful look into the life of the first Prime Minister of the Independent Congo. Nationalism a even a little colonialism was on display in this three part series of Lumumba’s life and the struggles he encountered in his short life. The Dark Side of Chocolate provided a completely different topic and a difficult look into the issues of child labor and trafficking in African cocoa plantations to provide for major chocolate distributors across the United States and Europe. Each video may have been founded off different time periods and issues at hand, but there are similarities to be seen between the …show more content…

In 1960, the country was able to decolonize from Belgium, in part of the efforts of Patrice Lumumba, and Independent Congo was a name that was to be heard throughout the country. The same year the first independent elections were held and none other that Mr. Patrice Lumumba held the honor of the first Prime Minister for the country after winning 90% of the vote. Lumumba was a strong-willed man who had a deep love for his country. He had dreams of bringing the people together; there was no need for separation. Lumumba could draw some similarities from Martin Luther King Jr. in the way he carried himself and had goals of liberating his nation. Unfortunately, after two months and many disagreements, some other government officials were not pleased with his approach. They wanted a more reformed government and ended up collapsing all the work he did. Lumumba was alone, and after attempting to escape officials caught him. He was imprisoned and tortured and eventually, Belgian forces executed him. He may have gone unappreciated to some, but Patricia Lumumba was a strong impactful man who had big dreams for the country he …show more content…

They went in to expose the possibility of child labor being used to produce chocolate for first world countries. In the heart of Africa, in the southern part of the Ivory Coast lie a few different sweets corporate factories, including most famous Nestlé. The documentary unveiled a system of bussing children down from, in this case Mali, and taking them towards a little village near the country of Ivory Coast. At the point of drop off there were motorcycles and guys responsible for snatching the kids and taking them down a secret path and smuggling them to the cocoa plantation owners for pay. The children were promised pay and willingly went down but were taken from their families. With secret filming and inside sources, Mistrati and Romano proved the use of child labor to supply cocoa to many chocolate companies. There was even a lot of denial from all higher-ups and even government officials. The ethical standards were low and little was done, most people just brushed it off making the situation even sadder. It is a case of poor nationalism in an effort to cover the main exports with little effort from of-aged professionals, and something that needs to be addressed. There may be measures taking place today, but companies need to come together to adhere to the no-tolerance