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A Life in Letters

Leopold
Sedar Senghor

Philosophy

Leopold Sedar Senghor
Philosophy
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A Senegalese poet, politician, and philosopher, one of the key figures of the Négritude movement, which aimed to celebrate and cultivate African culture, values, and heritage.

"The pen is always a lantern."

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