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Drawing on multinational oral history and archival research, Rachel Jean-Baptiste investigates the fluctuating identities of multiracial people, or 'metis' in colonial French Africa. Offering a nuanced history of race-making, belonging, and rights, she shows how metis carved out varied visions of belonging in Africa, Europe, and internationally.

Multiracial Identities in Colonial French Africa: Race, Childhood, and Citizenship