"The most daring book yet written by a Negro and one which will without question play an important part in the awakening of Africa."
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Aimé Césaire, regarding Nations nègres et culture (Negro Nations and Culture) (1954).
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Cheikh Anta Diop
Cheikh Anta Diop (29 December 1923 – 7 February 1986) was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture.
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