This special issue of Présence Africaine presents a comprehensive account of the 1st International Conference of Negro Writers and Artists, held at the Sorbonne in Paris, September 19–22, 1956. The conference brought together writers, artists, and intellectuals from Africa and the diaspora, including figures such as Léopold Sédar Senghor, Aimé Césaire, Richard Wright, and Alioune Diop. I…
This special issue of Présence Africaine contains documents, speeches, reports, and essays presented at the Second Congress of Negro Writers and Artists, held in Rome from March 26 to April 1, 1959. This congress brought together intellectuals, artists, and writers from Africa and the diaspora to discuss issues of identity, culture, colonialism, decolonization, and the role of art and literatu…