Writers and intellectuals from across Africa gather on the steps of Makerere University during the 1962 Writers’ Conference. Image courtesy of Makerere University Archives, 1962 Writers’ Conference. Photographer unknown / Public Domain

Group of African writers and scholars at Makerere University, 1962 Writers’ Conference. — Writers and intellectuals from across Africa gather on the steps of Makerere University during the 1962 Writers’ Conference. Image courtesy of Makerere University Archives, 1962 Writers’ Conference. Photographer unknown / Public Domain

Historic black-and-white photo of African writers gathered at Makerere University in 1962, capturing the spirit of postcolonial literary awakening across Africa.

Ref.	OZ-P-1218
Type	Photograph · image/jpeg
Added	17 October 2025
Dimensions	600 × 475
Size	70 KB
Rights	Public domain (as stated by the record)

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Okigbo at Makerere: Poetry, Power, and the CIA’s Cultural Cold War — its featured image

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