David Livingstone witnesses the massacre of around…

July 1871 CE

David Livingstone witnesses the massacre of around four hundred Africans by slavers, on July 15, 1871, while he is visiting the town of Nyangwe on the banks of the Lualaba River, according to his recently released original handwritten diaries.

The massacre horrifies Livingstone, leaving him too shattered to continue his mission to find the source of the Nile.

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Nyangwe Maniema Congo Democratic Republic View →

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David Livingstone View →

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London Missionary Society View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Exploration of Africa, Later European View →

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Slaves View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Mayhem View → Exploration View → Faith View →

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