- Collection:
- Hoyt William Fuller Collection
- Title:
- Speech by Leopold Sedar Senghor, President of Senegal, June 1971
- Creator:
- Senghor, Léopold Sédar, 1906-2001
- Date of Original:
- 1971-06-13
- Subject:
- Presidents
Travel - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Vermont, Chittenden County, Burlington, 44.47588, -73.21207 - Medium:
- speeches (compositions)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- A speech by Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal, on his receiving his honorary degree at the University of Vermont. He acknowledges the significance of the recognition as a writer and a champion of Negritude, a movement embodying the humanism of Black Civilization, and notes the interest of Americans in Negritude and its relevance to Black Americans, emphasizing that Negritude is not racist but rather an affirmation of self-identity. His speech continues by discussing the concept of "soul" in Black American culture and its importance as a metaphorical expression of Negro being. He suggests that the sense of fellowship and participation inherent in the Black American experience is rooted in an ancient African heritage and assert that America has the opportunity to become the prototype of a truly universal civilization by embracing its diverse population and integrating the values of different civilizations.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.039:0122
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Works within this collection are subject to copyright protection and/or belong to the Robert W. Woodruff Library or the relevant copyright holder. If you wish to request a reproduction or seek permission for publication, please contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu, providing the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 7 pages
- Original Collection:
- Hoyt William Fuller Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:039 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
