David Diop was a French and African poet, during his life he wrote multiple poems that reflected the African culture and supported the Negritude movement, this literary movement was against the literary theory that had been only developed in European countries, especially by francophone intellectuals, also, this movement was against colonialism, focusing on the colonization of France in African countries and aimed at rebuilding the African identity as colonialism had a negative impact on it. Due to this, Diop showed his despite on colonialism and pride for his African identity and heritage in his poems, thus, David Diop attitudes are part of the Negritude movement.