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Repair: oral history as reparative and the question of reparations

by Nicole Lev

Decolonization requires a full reckoning with the colonial past. One crucial aspect of this reckoning is bringing into view the voices of oppressed peoples that were for so long silenced in the dominant historical narrative. A contemporary focus on oral history has been part of the academic inquiry into the lived experiences of the enslaved and the stories they told about their lives. Oral histories collected from the Dutch Caribbean tell the story of colonialism from the perspective of the enslaved. These voices from the past have a meaningful place in the present.

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