Among Kings: The Amazing Adventures Of The Congo'S African American Livingstone And The Courageous People Who Toppled King Leopold Ii

A black American missionary-explorer risks everything to save a nation, leading to the first international human rights trial. William Sheppard is the Congo's famous African American Livingstone. A daring missionary explorer. Discoverer of a hidden African kingdom. Big game hunter. Art Collector. Sheppard is a man's man, but his mission has just become more daunting than ever. He faces the evilest ruler in Europe: King Leopold Il of Belgium, who has enslaved the entire Congo nation for the rubber trade. After facing deep racism before leaving America, Sheppard is finally partnered with a white missionary - Samuel Lapsley. When he says goodbye to his beloved fianc?e Lucy, William ventures with Lapsley deep into the dangerous, Belgian-controlled Congo. Traveling by steamship1,000 miles up the Congo River, these two novice missionaries battle lurking pythons, disease, cannibal tribes, and Leopold's sinister army. Bonded by hardship, a deep interracial friendship emerges. But when Sheppard speaks out against the Congo atrocities, Leopold lashes back at him, leading to the world's first international human rights trial. Sheppard faces an epic courtroom battle in the Congo. Millions of lives are at stake. Can Sheppard stop the genocide? If Sheppard loses, he faces certain death in a Congo prison. Who will win? The monarch or the missionary? Based upon true events, Among Kings is a powerful story of interracial friendship, love over hate, and victory over evil.

• | Author: O'Connor
• | Publisher: Your Personal Style
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 450 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0983023069
• | ISBN-13: 9780983023067