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An examination of "black Americans' long cultural and political engagement with the Congo and its people. Through studies of George Washington Williams, Booker T. Washington, Pauline Hopkins, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, and other figures, [Dworkin] brings to light a long-standing relationship that challenges familiar presumptions about African American commitments to Africa. Dworkin offers compelling new ways to understand how African American involvement in the Congo has helped shape anticolonialism, black aesthetics, and modern black nationalism" --

This article examines the career of educator Booker T. Washington in the context of transatlantic relationships between African Americans and l'Etat independant du Congo. While Washington is best known for his work in the US, this article suggests that his work related to Africa -- notably his involvement with the Congo Reform Association -- was consistent with his own domestic program, and was part of widespread early 20th century African American interest in contemporary Africa. This shared interest casts a new light on the complex connexions between African American leaders such as B. T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, W. Sheppard and M. Garvey. Adapted from the source document.