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Stigmas and Memory of Slavery in West Africa: Skin Color and Blood as Social Fracture Lines

  • Ibrahima Thioub
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 8. Dezember 2012

Abstract

The campaign and eventual abolition of the African slave was momentous on several levels, not least for its impact on the global economy. In Africa itself, it brought about constant conflict. This article traces the ambiguities of the anti-slavery struggle on the part of the colonial powers, with a main emphasis on French colonies. It then proceeds to explore the legacies of slavery in several of these societies before reaching some broader conclusions about the contemporary discourse of legitimacy and memory.


The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) - Socioeconomic sciences and Humanities under grant agreement n° 217624.

Published Online: 2012-12-08

© 2012 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.

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