The Congo-Ocean railway is a lifeline in the modern day Republic of The Congo. But its construction represented the challenges, and brutality, of both building rail and colonial administration.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.