Belgium's King Leopold II has a 21st century nemesis. He's 14 years old

Noah, a slight teenager wearing jeans and sneakers, is dwarfed by the bronze statue of Belgium's King Leopold II astride a horse. The statue, set high on a concrete plinth, has stood opposite the Royal Palace in Brussels since 1926.

That could change soon. Armed only with history and an online petition, 14-year-old Noah is determined to bring Belgium's controversial "Builder King" crashing down.

Noah's parents are from what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the late 19th century, the country -- then personally owned by Leopold II -- was a place of extraordinary cruelty, where hundreds of thousands of Africans died in slavery.

"I feel belittled, because it is people of my origin and community who were killed," explained Noah, the statue of Leopold II towering above him. "For me when you put a statue of Hitler in Berlin, for me, that is like putting up a statue of Leopold in Brussels."

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