S. Sengor, keda mõjutasid negritüüd, prantsuse sotsiaaldemokraatia ja eksistentsialism. Leiti, et ühiskonna liikumapanevaks jõuks on inimese hingeline areng. Leiti, et talupoegkond on tulevikuühiskonna alus ning et Aafrika eelkoloniaalne ühiskond oli oma olemuselt sotsialistlik. Lüüriline sotsialism baseerub ettekujutusel idealsest ühiskonnast, mis rõhutab neegrite sügavat moraali ja eetika tunnustust – negritüüdi mõjud. Tansaania president Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1992-99) Aafrika sotsialismi variant oli ujamaa (suurpere), mis leiab, et Aafrika külaühiskond on sobiv koopereerumiseks – see on olemuslik sotsialistlik. Ta väitis, et õiglases ühiskonnas peavad kõik töötama võrdselt. 1973. a algas Tansaanias nn “külaoperatsioon”, millega hakati looma ujamaa külasid, mida loodi umbes 8000 ning hõlmas 5 miljonit talupoega. Elustandard langes 1975.-83. a 40-50%; need talupojad, kes sellega ei liitunud, elasid üpris hästi
they needed to loot from Africa. The leaders of Africa who benefited from the handout of independence to African countries had no concept of the ideals of rulership they were inheriting other than their desire to displace the Europeans in their oppression of masses of the people and their opulent lifestyles with the resources of the people. These leaders’ vision was in stark contrast to that of Nelson Mandela and Kenyatta, the Mau Mau leader, Kwame Nkrumah, Mwalimu Nyerere, and Nnamdi Azikiwe, all of whom were ready to give up their lives in pursuit of the freedom of their people. They understood what it was to be independent and free and were ready to give their lives to attain that goal. The lack of commitment to the real meaning of freedom and independence by those African leaders who “won” independence for their respective countries from their former colonial masters has done more to impugn the intelligence of the Blackman
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