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21st-century universalism will be anti-racist, or it won’t be at all

By Mame-Fatou Niang and Julien Suaudeau
Anti-racism is a long-term struggle which is inextricably linked to the commitment to French republican values: we must be anti-racist through universalism and universalist through anti-racism. The new anti-racism is perceived as a threat in France today because it undermines the monolith of 18th-century universalism, often confused with the bedrock of the republican contract and of the French spirit. ***Version française ci-dessous*** Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020 – a North ...
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