France-Africa’s Colonial Past
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Black Skin, White Masks: A Brief History on Cultural Assimilation
‘Black Skin, White Masks’ is the title of Frantz Fanon’s world-renowned book on racism, dehumanisation and the psychological impacts of assimilation on the oppressed. Although it was written over 70 years ago, the book tackles cultural issues still present today in oppressed communities around the world. What is cultural assimilation and what face does it Read more
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Second French Colonial Empire Part 1: French invasion of Algeria
End of the First French Colonial Empire In 1803, France sold its extensive North American colony to the United States, in a transaction commonly known as the ‘Louisiana Purchase’, marking the substantial decline of the First French Colonial Empire. By the mid 19th century, France had lost many of its colonial possessions. Most of which Read more
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