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The process of Creolization, of adaptation one to the other, is taking place. But this radical movement of being themselves, of being African, is very much there.
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The quote describes Creolization as an ongoing process in which people or cultures adapt to one another. At the same time, this exchange does not erase African identity. The phrase “being themselves” emphasizes that adapting and remaining distinctly African can happen together, rather than being opposites.
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