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{"value"=>"Senghor, Léopold Sédar"}
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{"value"=>"<p>African poet, philosopher, and president of Senegal. Senghor was one of the originators of \"Negritude,\" a \"black is beautiful\" doctrine begun in Paris during the 1930s. Educated in France, Senghor established himself in French literary and political circles. The year 1945 marked not only Senghor's entry into political life but also the publication of his first collection of poems, <span class=\"title\">Chants d'ombre</span>. In 1948, he published another volume of poetry, <span class=\"title\">Hosties noires</span>, and edited an anthology of New Negro and Malagasy poetry. Later poetic offerings were <span class=\"title\">Chants pour Naëtt</span> (1949), <span class=\"title\">Éthiopiques</span> (1956), and <span class=\"title\">Nocturnes</span> (1961). Senghor was the first elected president of independent Senegal in 1961 and maintained that position for the following twenty years.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file includes a booklet containing biographical information; a program for a colloquium honoring Senghor; an address by Senghor delivered at the University of Vermont; a press release relating to Senghor's induction into the Black Academy of Arts and Letters; and a guest list to the dinner that the organization gave in his honor.</p>"}
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1971
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1971
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1971
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1971
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1971