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60 years ago, in 1960, 17 countries in Africa declared independence. The year became known as the Year of Africa, a celebratory ending to colonial rule and the complicated beginning of a new chapter in the continent’s history. nyti.ms/39iWvfY
To mark its 60th anniversary, we selected archival images to tell the story of the Year of Africa and invited luminaries from the African diaspora to give us their personal reactions nyti.ms/39iWvfY
The contributors in this section are the children of the children of independence. Their responses varied, but all of them saw glimpses of home and family in these photographs. Explore the Year of Africa here. nyti.ms/39iWvfY
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