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History of the Colony of Suriname
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We will briefly mention several of his more important military expeditions. In the year 1731, Mr. Boeyé, Officer of the Christian Citizens Militia, received an order from the Council to carry out a…

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David de Isaac Cohen Nassy

Places:

Paramaribo, Dutch Colonial Empire (Paramaribo, Suriname)

Date:

1788

Subjects:

Colonialism, Slavery, Race, Sephardic, Military

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture
Judeo-Arabic Proverbs from Fez
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1. “If a pale woman desires you, do not desire her! Do not waste on her the legacy from your father and your grandfather! She is like a white spot that, settling in the eye, blinds it.” This…

Contributor:

Louis Brunot, Elie Malka

Places:

Rabat, Morocco

Date:

1940

Subjects:

Family, Race, Women, Morality, Violence

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Anthologies
Plan for the Invasion of Jamaica to Emancipate Slaves and Interrogation Testimony to British Authorities Following His Arrest for the Plan to Emancipate Slaves in Jamaica
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“When the genie of liberty inspired me the noble project to carry to the English, our natural…

Contributor:

Isaac Sasportas

Places:

Kingston, Great Britain (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1799

Subjects:

Slavery, Rebellion, Emancipation, Race, Politics

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture