How emerged colorism ? Today, I'm going to focus on the question of manumission. When an enslaved person's skin was lighter, the chances of freedom increased
Colorism and life opportunities during slavery #2 Differentiated access to freedom
Marie-Rose Sequiera #2 The Social Rise of a Woman of Colour in French Guiana in the 18th Century
Two different sources that evoked the same colored woman in Cayenne? That was enough for me to wonder who was that charitable woman who had marked these men. Today, I am continuing the portrait of Marie-Rose or the social rise of a woman of colour in French Guiana in the 18th century.
The Manumission of « de facto Freed » by the French Royal Ordinance of 12 July 1832.
This year is the 170th commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Martinique in 1848. I wanted to introduce you to a member of my family who was freed on this occasion, but for the moment, there is none. How is that possible? ...
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