Haratin and Afro-Mauritanians together form over 70 percent of Mauritania’s population

Evidence

Biram saw slavery and racism as inextricable, and an alliance between the two groups as politically compelling. Together, they represented more than 70 percent of the population. — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 355

Categorization

• XREF: Resonates with the reader’s interest in how Okeowo’s four narratives share a common thread of marginalized majorities confronting entrenched minorities — parallels the Somali women’s defiance of clan elites. — connects to: Mauritania ethnic-cleansed Afro-Mauritanians using Haratin soldiers — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 354; Haratin identity was forged by culture and language, not race — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 355
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 355

Broader Connections

• Haratin identity was forged by culture and language, not race #complicates (0.60) — Alexis Okeowo, A Moonless, Starless Sky, 355