Senghor welcomed Tempels as enabling equal dialogue between latinité and africanité

Evidence

When Bantu Philosophy burst on the intellectual scene, Senghor immediately embraced the book and praised its author. For Senghor the Catholic, Tempels was one of those rare voices of reason that acknowledged the dignity of African humanity and rationality, a missionary of good faith who was poised to facilitate much needed dialogue between what he called “Latinité” and “Africanité” – not dialogue between civilized and savages, but dialogue among equals between Africa and Europe. But since the publication of Bantu Philosophy, Tempels has been praised by some and severely vilified by others. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 656

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the wider controversy over Tempels as ethnophilosopher vs. genuine philosophical pioneer, and to Senghor’s Negritude project.