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Fabled Timbuktu in Peril From Malian Coup
A drama of major proportions is unfolding in Mali, where a coup d’état, combined with violent regional rebellion, has resulted in both the collapse of the state and the loss of significant territory. At stake are many lives, as well as historical documents and artifacts of incalculable importance to African history. Last week brought reports…
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When It Comes to the Slave Trade, All Guilt Is Not Equal
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s op-ed in the New York Times, “Ending the Slavery Blame-Game” (April 22, 2010), is a provocative piece whose core argument is the following: Because African elites were involved in the transatlantic slave trade as commercial partners with Europeans, blame is necessarily and equally assigned to them as well, spreading guilt…
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