Black and White Photograph of Roger Casement

Credit:  Sir Roger David Casement
(1864-1916), Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons

Resource Description

Suitable for introductory or survey courses in the humanities, this module focuses on the last fifteen years of the life of the diplomat and human rights advocate Roger Casement (1864-1916), which included his investigation of abusive practices on the rubber plantations of the Congo Free State and in the Putumayo District of the Amazon, as well as involvement with the Irish independence struggle.