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

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  • Thioub Ibrahima

    (Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Chercheur associé à L'Institut d'Etudes Avancées de Nantes)

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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.

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  • Thioub Ibrahima, 2012. "Stigmas and Memory of Slavery in West Africa: Skin Color and Blood as Social Fracture Lines," New Global Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 6(3), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:nglost:v:6:y:2012:i:3:p:17:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/1940-0004.1188
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