By Mathew K Jallow
It signifies critical conceptual progress, and a clear departure from a pre-colonial mindset replete with undeniable ancestral ruthlessness; the vanquishing of tribal neighbors who spoke different dialects, immersed in different cultures, and believed in different gods.
But, it also speaks to the denial of contemporary Gambian reality, where Yahya Jammeh has continued to willfully arch painfully backwards into the dark depths of history, in order to dust off the old, forgotten shelves of our memories to resurrect historical memories that most Gambians would rather put to bed for good.
The history of the tribal subjugation of, and conquest by our ancestors, more often than not, revive the pain and agony of past ancestral victimization, or pride in our conquering ancestors; in either case, it is clear that in Gambia, visages of….
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