Empire of Rubber by Gregg Mitman

31/05/2022 11h 47min
Empire of Rubber by Gregg Mitman

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Title: Empire of Rubber
Author: Gregg Mitman
Narrator: Amir Abdullah
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 05-31-22
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 13 ratings
Genres: Africa
Publisher's Summary:
Empire of Rubber tells a sweeping story of capitalism, racial exploitation, and environmental devastation, as the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company transformed Liberia into America's rubber empire. Scouring remote archives, historian and filmmaker Gregg Mitman reveals a history of racial segregation and medical experimentation that reflected Jim Crow America—on African soil. As Firestone reaped fortunes, wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few elites, fostering widespread inequalities that fed unrest, rebellions and, eventually, civil war.