Patrice Lumumba Leader of Congo
Within The Poisonwood Bible, Patrice Lumumba is a very significant person who shows leadership among the people of Congo. In the chapter titled Judges both Rachel Price and Adah Price discover that Patrice Lumumba is planned to be murdered and at the beginning of Bel And The Serpent, Orleanna describes in full detail how Lumumba was captured, beaten, and killed. After researching the life and death of Patrice Lumumba the book seems to give a historically correct overview of the situation.
Lumumba was the first elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. After 67 days of being in power Patrice was placed in house arrest by the UN. And after being beat up multiple times he was then tied to a tree with his two other helpers and shot.
Patrice was really a hope for the Congolese people and signified rebirth for them. But do to many other greedy men, the Congo was overtaken for jealous reasons. Lumumba is still an inspirational figure for the people of Congo and always will be.
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Dear Kayne: You may be interested to know that I have recently completed a novel called ALBERTVILLE, which focuses on the rise and fall of Lumumba, only through the eyes of a young black woman raised in the segregated Alabama of the 1940s and 50s. My debut novel HUNTING THE KING just came out in April. I'm still trying to locate an agent/publisher for ALBERTVILLE, as there is no certainty that my current publisherwill want to take on this subject.
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