Cheikh Anta Diop Postcard Set (Pack of 10) — Continuum: The Patternmakers | Roots and Ties

In 1951, the Sorbonne rejected his doctoral thesis outright — too ambitious, they said, for an inexperienced student. Instead of backing down, he published it as a book.

Each pack includes 10 postcards, all featuring the same design — perfect for mailing, gifting in bulk, or keeping a full set for yourself.

Front: Strata (depth, accumulated knowledge, truth uncovered layer by layer) and Voice (speech, writing, ideas carried through language).

Back: A personal letter written in his voice, plus a short note on his place in the legacy.

Read more on his Field Notes, and decode every symbol in the Visual Key.

Mail it, gift it, or keep it — every Roots and Ties postcard is made to be shared.