Former Senegalese president Leopold Sedar Senghor’s library is returning to Dakar

After decades in France, the former president’s collection of over 800 works is being returned to Dakar. It’s considered culturally significant as Senghor was a monumental figure in Senegalese and African history. Host Marco Werman speaks with Kelly Duke-Bryant, a professor of history at Rowan University, about why this is a significant moment for Senegal and Senghor’s collection.

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