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This collection of essays explores the ways that memories of
African slavery and the slave trade persist into the present, as
well as the effect those memories have in shaping political,
social, economic, and religious behavior today. The articles take a
range of approaches: several examine the stigma that slave origins
engender; one pairs lamentations about slave raiders with songs
that celebrate a community's victory over a major predator; another
looks at the impact of slavery through the lens of tales told by
children. One author examines the techniques used by descendants of
slave traders and slave owners to overcome their guilt, such as
worshiping the spirits of those enslaved by their ancestors, while
another shows how democratic politics has made it possible for
descendants of slaves to liberate themselves from their inferior
social status. The authors use a variety of sources -- interviews,
proverbs, songs, religious art, newspaper articles, and children's
stories -- to illuminate not only how people remember the past but
also how they struggle to liberate themselves from it.
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