Sacatra

Sacatra was a term used in the French Colony of Saint-Domingue to describe one who was the descendant of one black and one griffe parent.[1] The term is also used to describe one who is 7/8ths black and 1/8th white. It was one of the many terms used in the colony's racial caste system to measure ones black blood.[2]

In fiction

  • In French author Suzanne Dracius' 1989 novel, The Dancing Other, she mentions her main character finding "true friendship with a cheery sacatra girl with soft, caramel skin." [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sacatra". Wordnik.
  2. ↑ "The Kingdom of This World". msu.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Nancy Naomi Carlson and Catherine Maigret Kellogg translating Suzanne Dracius". Drunken Boat. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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