Black Feet, Gauchos, and Cowboys
Roi, P. M.
In 1954 there were nearly 984, 000 pieds-noirs (black feet) as those individuals of European descent born on Algerian soil were called. In France, during the immediate post-war years, pieds-noirs were relegated to second-class citizen status, different from the "true" French. Yet, it was the black boots of 19th century "true" French troops which spawned this once abusive epithet. I am fortunate to bear this moniker which I share with a Nobel l...