Caribbean Slave Narratives: Creole in Form and Genre

Aljoe, Nicole N.

doi:10.33596/anth.6

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“…It is important that the Caribbean has its own slave narratives ( The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Olaudah Equiano , etc. ), representing its own voices in this important part of its history (Aljoe, 2004).…”

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African oral tradition, cultural retentions and the transmission of knowledge in the West Indies

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2019

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For three centuries Africans were trafficked to slave for Europeans in the West Indies. Forcibly uprooted from their homes, they carried only recollections of a way of life as they faced an uncertain future while enduring gruelling conditions. Unversed in the enslavers’ language and custom, their past was mentally retained and transmitted through oral expressions and cultural products. Yet, the history of libraries as repositories of knowledge gives credit to all newcomers except these Africans. This paper proposes the modern concept of a library supports African slaves’ cultural retention and transmission of knowledge as important in the development of life in the West Indies.

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confidence: 99%