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Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa

Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa

January 30, 2009 00:49:42

Guests: Klein, Martin

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 020

Slavery in West African History

Historian Martin Klein (Emeritus, U. of Toronto) reflects on African history and historiography and his life's work on slavery in West Africa. Klein then sheds light on his ongoing research (in cooperation with leading Africanists) on African slaves. He concludes with observations about the state of historical research in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea.

00:00:00 - 00:06:46 Introduction
00:06:46 - 00:12:55 Journey to African Studies
00:12:55 - 00:16:57 African Studies in Canada
00:16:57 - 00:25:27 Slavery in West Africa
00:25:27 - 00:38:10 Development of African Slave Studies
00:38:10 - 00:48:34 West African Historiographies
00:48:34 - 00:49:42 Outro

Cite this Episode

Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Martin Klein. "Slavery in West African History". Africa Past and Present, January 30, 2009. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=020/.