West Africa
Senegal
Negritude
French
Poetry
Senghor's collected poetry of the Negritude period — lyrical celebrations of Black African beauty, cultural memory, and the mother continent. Senghor was also the first president of independent Senegal.
Literary Significance
Senghor co-founded the Negritude movement with Aimé Césaire; he was the first African elected to the Académie Française
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editorial-summarynot primary textSenghor's collected poetry of the Negritude period — lyrical celebrations of Black African beauty, cultural memory, and the mother continent. Senghor was also the first president of independent Senegal. Senghor co-founded the Negritude movement with Aimé Césaire; he was the first African elected to the Académie Française
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