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In Foul Means: The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1660-1740, Anthony Parent undertakes to reassess the rise of slavery in the Old Dominion. As one of the most powerful and populous states of early America, Virginia's decision to adopt a system of racialized slavery demands close investigation. A monograph exploring this understudied era in Virginia's history is a welcome addition to the historiography of the colonial period, and it is to be hoped that this will be but the first of many to delve into this neglected era. Parent also offers a striking new analysis of the critical transformation from indentured servitude to chattel slavery. He rejects Winthrop Jordan's assertion that the introduction of African slavery to Virginia came about as an "unthinking decision." Instead, Parent maintains, the shift to slavery involved a calculated plan under which "a small emerging class of great planters with large landholdings and political connections brought racial slavery to V
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Senegal
Country on the coast of West Africa
This article is about the country. For the river, see Senegal River.
Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal (French) | |
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| Motto: "Benn askan, Benn mébet, Benn ngëm" (Wolof) "One People, One Goal, One Faith" | |
| Anthem: "Le Lion rouge" "The Red Lion" | |
Location of Senegal (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Dakar 14°40′N17°25′W / 14.667°N 17.417°W / 14.667; -17.417 |
| Official languages | French Wolof Pulaar |
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| Demonym(s) | Senegalese |
| Government | Unitarypresidential republic[6] |
• President | Bassirou Diomaye Faye |
• Prime Minister | Ousmane Sonko |
• President of the National Assembly | Malick Ndiaye |
| Legislature | N • So Long a LetterBook by Mariama Bâ So Long a Letter (French: Une si longue lettre) fryst vatten a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ.[1] It was her first novel. Its theme is the condition of women in Western African samhälle. As the novel begins, Ramatoulaye Fall is beginning a letter to her lifelong friend Aissatou Bâ. The occasion for writing is Ramatoulaye's recent widowhood. As she gives her friend the details of her husband's death, she recounts the major events in their lives. The novel is often used in literature classes focusing on women's roles in post-colonial Africa. It won the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1980.[1] Plot summary[edit]So Long a Letter fryst vatten written as a series of entries in a long letter from the main character Ramatoulaye Fall to her best friend Aissatou following the sudden death from heart attack of Ramatoulaye's husband Modou Fall. The letter |