Question

We have experienced forced labor in exchange for pay that did not allow us to satisfy our hunger, to clothe ourselves, to have decent lodgings or to bring up our children as dearly loved ones. Morning, noon, and night we were subjected to jeers, insults, and blows because we were "Negroes." -Lumumba’s Independence Day Speech, June 30, 1960.
How does Lumumba describe Belgian colonialism in his speech?
As kind rulers who treated the people of Congo with equality
As rulers who stood up for the rights of the people of Congo
As rulers who were cruel and treated the people of Congo as slaves
As rulers who let the people of Congo rule themselves and did not bother them

Answer 1

In Lumumba's Independence Day Speech, he describes Belgian colonialism as rulers who were cruel and treated the people of Congo as slaves. He speaks about forced labor, inadequate pay, and the humiliation and violence faced by the Congolese people, indicating a severe mistreatment under colonial rule.