The Sahel w/ Rahmane Idrissa
The Dig
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The Marabou War in the Sahel Valley
Ho writes that a key turning point in the making of the modern sahel was the late seventeenth centuries marabou war. He describes what he calls the citizen class, who did not have any type of restrictions tied to their status. They could marry wherever they wantit. Normally, if you're a slave, you cannot marry outside of that group. If youare an artisanyouyou do not do ittcetera. So there are things that have to be better defined here.
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