Might is Right is a book promoting social Darwinism and is often discussed and researched even today to ascertain if it was meant to be taken seriously or treated as satire.
The podcast discusses the actions of people like Stanley who inflicted brutality on native Africans while advancing European colonialism. They delve into the history of racism and the impact it had on these people.
Thomas Sowell is a black conservative social scientist who doesn't believe that redistribution of income is the solution to racial disparities. He is a combatant in the conflict of ideas about how society should be shaped and pays close attention to descriptive data.
The myth of darkest Africa gained a hold on the minds of Europeans in the period between the publication of Stanley's "Through the Dark Continent" and Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Although Stanley did not create this myth, his writings helped to inspire white folks around the world to embrace the conquest of Africa by combining the symbolism of darkest Africa with an unyielding faith in European mastery over the entire continent.
Gilles describes Kalulu as a slave boy whom he wants to free by purchase to be his butler and valet, revealing how European nobility viewed and treated Africans.