In this 1970 essay, Transition founding editor Rajat Neogy criticizes those deemed African intellectuals by “notebook and pencil” visitors, distinguishing them from those Independence-era thinkers (himself included) who defended freedom of thought in the face of authoritarian suppression of dissent.
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