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The Legacy of Martinican Women in French Politics

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black politics, France, Martinique, Paris, Politics

On June 30, 2017, the world learnt of the death of Simone Veil, architect of the French law legalizing abortion,

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Poster for the Festival Afrofémiste Nyansapo. Photo: Mwasi Collectif Afroféministe.

Nyansapo: Black Feminism and the French Republic

June 16, 2017June 19, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black feminism, black politics, Black women, Caribbean, feminism, France

Recently, France saw an uproar over a festival planned by the black feminist collective Mwasi. The Socialist mayor of Paris,

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Commemorating Slavery in Nantes, France: Material and Virtual Traces

May 26, 2017May 30, 2017 Nathan Dize African Diaspora, France, slave trade

On a recent research trip to Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of France, I came across two particular sites where

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Gathering on the Champs Elysées, May 8, 1945. Photo: Le Ministère de la Défense.

From Concentration Camps to the Senate: Black Women in the French Resistance

March 13, 2017March 16, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Anticolonialism, Black women, France, Resistance

The role that over a million African soldiers played in World War II has garnered interest in recent years. Calls for countries

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Resurrecting Slavery: A New Book on Racial Legacies in France

March 4, 2017March 6, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi colonialism, France, racism, slavery, white supremacy

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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