Caraïbe : mémoires perdues et populations invisibles
After the Haitian Revolution, black populations in the West Indies were "forgotten"; they became politically invisible, even an obstacle, as they were considered a socio-political danger. Towards the mid-19th century, when the abolition of slavery was being discussed in the French parliame...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/35693 |
| Summary: | After the Haitian Revolution, black populations in the West Indies were "forgotten"; they became politically invisible, even an obstacle, as they were considered a socio-political danger. Towards the mid-19th century, when the abolition of slavery was being discussed in the French parliament, Alexis de Tocqueville made an effort aiming to prevent independence, and keep the islands under colonial rule. |
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| ISSN: | 1626-0252 |