Did US-USSR Nuclear Rivalry Kill Lumumba?

Nothing will wind racists up more than the object of their hate showing some audacity. When Patrice Lumumba - as DRC’s founding leader - had the audacity to think it was up to the Congolese to decide what to do with their precious minerals, it didn’t go down well with the West. Especially as one of those precious minerals was uranium, and one of the Western powers - the US. America was in a nuclear arms race with arch-rival the USSR at the time. UK-based Ugandan award-winning spoken-word artist George the Poet (@georgethepoet) delivers this powerful piece breaking it all down - if you enjoy it, check out his podcast series.

Did the US hunger for nuclear materials kill Lumumba?