The African is as it were shut up inside his black skin. He lives in primordial night. He does not begin by distinguishing himself from the object, the tree or stone, the man or animal or social event. He does not keep it at a distance. He does not analyze it.


De la Négritude (1962)

Léopold Sédar Senghor Quotes

The African is as it were shut up inside his black skin. He lives in primordial night. He does not begin by distinguishing himself from the object,...

The African is as it were shut up inside his black skin. He lives in primordial night. He does not begin by distinguishing himself from the object,...

The African is as it were shut up inside his black skin. He lives in primordial night. He does not begin by distinguishing himself from the object,...

The African is as it were shut up inside his black skin. He lives in primordial night. He does not begin by distinguishing himself from the object,...