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The color black : enslavement and erasure in Iran /

"In The Color Black, Beeta Baghoolizadeh traces the twin processes of enslavement and erasure of Black people in Iran during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She illustrates how geopolitical changes and technological advancements in the nineteenth century made enslaved East Africans uniq...

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Main Author:	Baghoolizadeh, Beeta (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Slavery > Iran > History > 19th century. Slavery > Iran > History > 20th century. Racism against Black people > Iran > History > 19th century. Racism against Black people > Iran > History > 20th century. Black people > Iran > Social conditions > 19th century. Black people > Iran > Social conditions > 20th century. Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires > Iran > Histoire > 19e siècle. Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires > Iran > Histoire > 20e siècle. Personnes noires > Iran > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle. Personnes noires > Iran > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global) Black people > Social conditions. Racism against Black people. Slavery. Iran. 1800-1999 History.

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