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Great granddaughters of Madagascar king executed by French troops demand return of his skull
Two great-granddaughters of a Sakalava king in Madagascar, who was executed by colonial troops in 1897, have asked the French ambassador to expedite the return of their ancestor’s skull. They are also seeking restitution for two additional skulls belonging to Sakalava individuals. These remains were plundered during the late 19th-century French colonial conquest and are…
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Meet Joseph Boulogne, the black classical composer who taught Marie Antoinette how to play the violin
Growing up, the father of Joseph Boulogne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, wanted him to be...
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Meet Patrick Clark, the man who turned down an offer to be an executive chef at the White House
He made the French cooking style acceptable to many in the 1980s, and was regarded as one of...
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How the French Exploited Peanuts Cultivation to Extend Slavery in African Colonies
When the transatlantic slave trade became unattractive, with growing pressure on colonial powers...
