Du Bois Medalists

Juliette Greco and Miles Davis, Paris, 1949

On this, the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the 1st International Congress of Black Writers and Artists, the following 2006 Congress delegates* will be awarded the Du Bois Medal in honor of their important contributions to culture, art, and the life of the mind:

François N'Sougan Agblemagnon
Gérard Bissainthe
Aimé Césaire
Bernard Dadié
René Depestre
Moune De Rivel
Mamadou Dia
Yandé Christiane Diop
Marcelino Dos Santos
Edouard Glissant
George Lamming
Ferdinand Oyono
Joachim Paulin
Assane Seck
Bachir Touré
Abdoulaye Wade

*Also attended the 1956 Congress