“When I turn on my radio, when I hear that Negroes have been lynched in America, I say that we have been lied to: Hitler is not dead; when I turn on my radio, when I hear that Jews have been insulted, mistreated, persecuted, I say that we have been lied to: Hitler is not dead; when, finally, I turn on my radio and hear that in Africa forced labor has been inaugurated and legalized, I say that we have certainly been lied to: Hitler is not dead.”
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Aime Cesaire
Aime Cesaire, born on June 26, 1913, and died on April 17, 2008, was one of the most important French poets of the 20th century, as well as a political activist and thinker. His works were deeply influenced by African and Caribbean culture, and his poetry and prose had a profound impact on postcolonial literature. more
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