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  2. Richard Wright and African Francophone Intellectuals: A Reassessment of the 1956 Congress of Black Writers in Paris
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Abstract

This study examines the ambivalent relationships that Richard Wright had with African francophone intellectuals such as Leopold Sedar Senghor and Alioune Diop, who were involved in African anti-colonial struggles in France during the 1930s and 1950s when he was committed to African American struggle for equality, justice, and freedom. In an attempt to re-evaluate the African American writer's participation in the 1956 Congress of Black Writers in Paris, this essay explores Wright's views on the Pan-Africanist ideas and concepts of culture and race that Senghor and Diop expressed in their convention speeches and analyzes the pivotal role that Wright had in the development of Presence Africaine and Negritude despite his condescending views about Africans.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1080/17528630802513425
Publication Date
2009-01-01
Publication Title
African and Black Diaspora
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
29
Last Page
42
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Department of English
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M’Baye, B. (2009). Richard Wright and African Francophone Intellectuals: A Reassessment of the 1956 Congress of Black Writers in Paris (1–). African and Black Diaspora. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528630802513425
M’Baye, Babacar. 2009. “Richard Wright and African Francophone Intellectuals: A Reassessment of the 1956 Congress of Black Writers in Paris”. African and Black Diaspora. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528630802513425.
M’Baye, Babacar. Richard Wright and African Francophone Intellectuals: A Reassessment of the 1956 Congress of Black Writers in Paris. African and Black Diaspora, 1 Jan. 2009, https://doi.org/10.1080/17528630802513425.