There is no doubt that Tintin in the Congo portrays black Africans in a light that would be unacceptable to modern publishers. But does it remain an important historical representation of the prejudices of the 1920s?
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There is no doubt that Tintin in the Congo portrays black Africans in a light that would be unacceptable to modern publishers. But does it remain an important historical representation of the prejudices of the 1920s?