Freedom's Captives: Slavery and Gradual Emancipation on the Colombian Black Pacific

ISBN-13: 9781108832328 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 257 str.

Yesenia Barragan

Opis

Freedom's Captives offers a compelling, narrative-driven history of the gradual abolition of slavery in the majority-black Colombian Pacific.

Recenzje

'… this book excels at placing the Chocó at the center of discussions on abolition in the Atlantic world while positioning Barragan as an innovative voice in the study of Colombian history today.' Angela Pérez-Villa, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Spis treści

Introduction: 'Reborn for freedom'; Part I. The Social Universe of the Colombian Black Pacific: 1. Black freedom and the aquatic lowlands; 2. Slavery and the urban Pacific frontier; Part II. The Time of Gradual Emancipation Rule: 3. The gradual emancipation law of 1821 and abolitionist publics in Colombia; 4. The children of the Free Womb and technologies of gradual emancipation rule; 5. Routes to freedom, gradients of unfreedom: testamentary manumission, self-purchase, and public manumissions; Part III. Final Abolition and the Afterlife of Gradual Emancipation: 6. Final abolition and the problem of black autonomy; Epilogue: 'The precious gift of freedom'.