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“This obsessing heart which does not correspond To my language, nor to my customs, And on which encroach, like a clinging-root, Borrowed feelings and the customs Of Europe, feel this suffering And this despair—equal to no other— Of ever taming with words from France This heart which came to me from Sénegal. - Haitian poet”

Heart Soul Culture Despair Africa Blackness Haiti Diaspora Estrangement Senegal

Book:Black Orpheus

Source: Black Orpheus

“The beam of light flashed across her own face and she thought, Yes, me, Khady Demba, still happy to utter her name silently and to sense its apt harmony with the precise, satisfying image she had of her own features and of the Khady heart that dwelled within her to which no one but she had access.”

Identity Inner Peace Recognition Illumination French Escapism Senegal

Book:Three Strong Women

Source: Three Strong Women

“Little heard of, Dakar with a population of over a million people is the capital and largest city of Senegal. Counting the surrounding area, the population would go well over 2,000,000. This would be our last landing for fuel, before our arrival in Liberia. Our DC-6 took a long turn over the Atlantic and made a slow decent to the runway of the “Aéroport international de Dakar” just north of Dakar. The Portuguese founded Dakar in 1444, as a base for the export of slaves. Dakar came under French rule in 1872 and was the capital of the Mali Federation for a year after 1959. On August 20, 1960, it became the capital of Senegal. It is here that the sand dunes of the North African desert, gives way to the dense tropical rain forests of Equatorial Africa.”

Captain Hank Bracker West Africa African History Senegal Dakar

Author:Captain Hank Bracker, "Salty & Saucy Maine"

“People tend to buy more at a lower price and less at a higher price. Also, people who produce goods or supply services tend to produce more at higher prices and less at lower prices. This juxtaposition constitutes equilibrium.”

Nigeria Hendrith Smith Permaculture Economy Economic Development Permaculture Economics Ghana Supply And Demand Bahamas Senegal

Book:Principles of a Permaculture Economy

Source: Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“The gracefulness of the slender fishing boats that glided into the harbor in Dakar was equaled only by the elegance of the Senegalese women who sailed through the city in flowing robes and turbaned heads. I wandered through the nearby marketplace, intoxicated by the exotic spices and perfumes. The Senegalese are a handsome people and I enjoyed the brief time that Oliver and I spent in their country. The society showed how disparate elements-- French, Islamic, and African-- can mingle to create a unique and distinctive culture.”

Nelson Mandela Senegal

Book:Long Walk To Freedom

Source: Long Walk To Freedom

“Moving and sad memory Night of times How will it be erased from the memory of Men?”

Senegal House Of Slaves

Author:Ndiaye

“In May 1903, Bamba’s insistence on God as his sole master prompted the authorities to post the following “urgent” telegram: “Urgent. Marabout Ahmadou Bamba is making it known that he recognizes no other master but God, and refuses to be summoned for an interview … situation particularly serious.”

Humor Faith Islam Senegal

Book:Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba: A Peacemaker for Our Time

Source: Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba: A Peacemaker for Our Time

“Hoewel het overgrote deel van de Vrije Fransen in werkelijkheid bestond uit de zwarte Senegalese manschappen – in de zomer van 1944 waren daarvan al 17 000 gesneuveld – mochten ze geen deel uitmaken van de heldenontvangst in Parijs. De eerste grote parade op het Europese continent zou anders één grote zwarte show zijn geworden en dat, zo onthulde de BBC meer dan een halve eeuw later, wilden de Amerikanen tot iedere prijs voorkomen.”

Paris World War Ii Racism In America Senegal Free French

Book:Wisselwachter

Source: Wisselwachter