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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Léopold Sédar Senghor conferred honorary degree at Harvard University
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Location:
United States, Cambridge
Date: 1971-06-19
Type: Professional
On June 19, 1971, two writers involved in politics received honorary degrees at Harvard University: Alan Paton, novelist and leader of the South African Liberal Party, and Leopold Sedar Senghor, poet and President of Senegal.
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