Background
Son of Leopold Angrand (1859–1906), descendant of a prominent Métis Signares Goree.
Son of Leopold Angrand (1859–1906), descendant of a prominent Métis Signares Goree.
Grand son of Pierre Angrand (1820 -?), a rich merchant and shipowner and Helene de Saint-Jean (1826–1859), granddaughter of Estoupan of Saint John, who signed the capitulation of Gorée 1758 against the British. He wrote a basic guide for the Europeans (French, Wolof Manual, foreword by Theodore Monod). Armand-Pierre Angrand was also a correspondent in the Senegal Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) movement founded by Marcus Garvey.
