ABSTRACT
Ranging from Brazil to Nigeria, and the USA to the USSR, nations gathered for the First World Festival of Negro Arts in Senegal in 1966. Representatives came together to celebrate the historic and contemporary significance of Black creators to world civilization. From music to art to dance, new solidarities between actors in the Global South were established at the festival, at both the national and individual levels. Similarly, the dynamics of how the USA and the Soviet bloc related to these regions are reflected in the documentary films that each nation sponsored. Like so many cultural events of this era, this festival served as both a point of reunion and exchange, and a launching pad for new partnerships and initiatives.
