
When Egypt was Black
Pharaonism, a mode of national identification linking people living in Egypt today with ancient pharaohs. It emerged partly as an alternative to colonial British efforts to racialize Egyptians as people of color.
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Kyle Anderson is assistant professor of history and philosophy at SUNY College at Old Westbury and author of The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War.
Pharaonism, a mode of national identification linking people living in Egypt today with ancient pharaohs. It emerged partly as an alternative to colonial British efforts to racialize Egyptians as people of color.