Talks · 17 Jun 2017Adotevi: Negritude and negrologists (1)- 27:05His textile fortune comes from cotton grown in Upper Volta, a sign that the colonial system does not change.
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Marcel Boussac (17 April 1889 – 21 March 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history. Born in Châteauroux, Indre, France, Boussac made a fortune in textile manufacturing. In 1911 he acquired the Château de Mivoisin, a 36 square kilometre property located 1½ hours south of Paris in Dammarie-sur-Loing, Loiret. […]
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Talks · 17 Jun 2017Adotevi: Negritude and negrologists (1)