a) It emphasized loyalty or devotion to one’s country and national independence or separatism, which
were against the policy of assimilation.
b) Nationalists agitated for boycott of anything of French origin.
c) The nationalists created awareness on the value of African culture and systems; this encouraged
Africans to condemn assimilation.
d) The nationalists created awareness on the importance of African unity which exposed the hypocrisy
of assimilation
Consequences of assimilation in Senegal.
a) The policy of assimilation undermined African cultures, as many Africans embraced the French
culture. For instance, the French language became the official language in the colony.
b) The authority of traditional African leaders was eroded and even many were replaced by the
assimilated Africans.
c) The colony was incorporated into the French republic and regarded as an overseas province of
France.
d) Africans from Senegal were allowed to participate in the political matters of France. Some
Senegalese like Blaise Diagne were elected as deputies in the French parliament.
e) The spread of Islam was greatly frustrated, especially in the four communes where Africans were
converted to Christianity.
f) A great rift emerged between the assimilated Africans , who were regarded as French citizens and
the rest of African communities , who were subjected to taxation and forced labour
ericmunguti answered the question on September 19, 2018 at 08:48
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