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emotive . . . and hence makes
people very defensive. And I
don't want people to become de-
] fensive. I think it's important
that we take a look at that and
try to examine the ways in
which our own prejudices get
in the way of our understand-
ing.
"It's partly, also, simply
ignorance . . . Americans just
haven't had much contact with
the African continent, except
through their exposure to Tar-
zan movies or books. So it's not
surprising that you have these
images out there. What's im-
portant is not to despair of the
fact that there are those im-
ages, but to become aware of
them so we can begin to learn
more and to try to develop more
rational, reasoned response to
the continent."
Wolpe's own exposure to Af-
rica is direct. He lived in
Nigeria for two years and
authored two books on that
country. After earning a Ph.D.
degree from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in
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U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe
can administrations .. .
"In so many ways, America's
approach to the African conti-
nent has been enormously
counterproductive. In addition
to our racist images, says
Wolpe, there are two other
major fallacies in American
"Americans just
policy toward Africa. One is
haven't had much
our interpretation of African
events in terms of our confron-
contact with the
tation with the Soviet Union.
African continent."
"It really comes as a shock
when you try to suggest to an
1967, Wolpe became a profes-
American audience that Afri-
sor at Western Michigan Uni-
can leaders do not lie awake
versity, where he taught Afri-
nights with their first question
can political systems.
being whether they should be
Wolpe was elected to the
with them or with us."
Michigan House of Represen-
Wolpe believes the United
tatives in 1972 and re-elected
States should not auto-
in 1974. Following an unsuc-
matically oppose any avowed
cessful bid for Congress, he
Marxists, nor support those
worked in Michigan for Sen.
who call themselves anti-
Don Riegle for two years, then
Communist.
defeated Republican Garry
In Africa, Wolpe noted that
Brown in a rematch in 1978.
the prime minister of Zim-
Wolpe was only the second
babwe, Robert Mugabe, was a
Democrat elected from the con-
Marxist, but also strongly
servative, southwest Michigan
Catholic and no friend of the
district in this century. In
Soviet Union. He said Zim-
1980, he became the first
babwe, "is pursuing one of the
Democrat re-elected.
most capitalistic and conserva-
tive economic policies in the
In the 1984 election cam-
continent. It's the economic
paign, Wolpe's opponent,
success story of Africa. There
former State Republican Vice
are more whites returning to
Chairman Jackie McGregor,
Zimbabwe than are leaving."
got Republican Mark Siljan-
Wolpe opposes U.S. support
der, congressman of Michi-
for the South African-backed
gan's fourth district, to co-sign
rebels in Angola. The govern-
a letter to ministers urging
ment of Angola employs
them to "send another Chris-
20,000-30,000 Cuban troops.
tian to Congress." Wolpe is
Wolpe adds that rebel leader
Jewish. McGregor later com-
Jonas Savimbi was trained in
plained that Wolpe got six
China, espoused Maoist doc-
Jewish congressmen to send a
trines, but changed his
letter to the district supporting
rhetoric in order to gain West-
him. When the mudslinging
ern support.
ended, Wolpe won 53 percent of
Finally, Wolpe criticized
the vote. In 1986, he won with
those who feel that U.S. eco-
over 60 percent of the vote, his
nomic involvement in South
best winning margin yet.
Africa can encourage evolu-
He became chairman of the
tionary change in the apar-
Africa subcommittee in 1983
theid system. He believes in
and has made numerous trips
to the continent in tha-t--_ strong economic sanctions and
says, "Perhaps my proudest
capacity.
moment in the Congress came
In his Detroit speech, Wolpe
when we were able to put to-
said the American approach to
gether that bi-partisan over-
Africa has been poor, "not only
ride," of President Reagan's
in the Reagan Administration,
veto of sanctions against South
but over a lot of decades, of
Africa.
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