Antwerp statue of King Leopold II taken down

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A statue of King Leopold II, who led the brutal colonization of Congo and was responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans, was taken down in Antwerp, Belgium, after protests over the weekend. Host Marco Werman has the story.

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