Delegates from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States met in Paris alongside the peace conference. They called for African participation in government and challenged the transfer of German colonies to other empires. W. E. B. Du Bois and Blaise Diagne helped organize the meeting, which connected Black internationalism with postwar self-determination debates.
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What did the Pan-African Congress of 1919 demand?
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Delegates called for African political participation and challenged colonial transfers decided by the Great Powers.
The 1919 Pan-African Congress challenged the transfer of former German colonies to other empires.
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Delegates demanded African political participation and questioned colonial decisions made at the peace conference.