One individual in particular was the American minister and lawyer George Washington Williams who would be the first to speak out against inhumanity. Grover Williams would initially be a supporter of Belgian control of the Congo and would even attempt to recruit African Americans to work in the area. Williams' opinion would change as soon as he witnessed firsthand the atrocities committed against the people of the Congo. His stories were taken up by the international press and the term "crimes against humanity" would forever remain synonymous with man's inhumanity towards