1st Edition
Narratives against Enslavement from the Court Rooms of Nineteenth-Century Brazil Fighting for Freedom
By Clara Lunow
Copyright 2023
268 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
268 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
268 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the enslavement system in nineteenth-century Brazil, demonstrating the strategies that lawyers and plaintiffs used to fight for freedom in court.
In nineteenth-century Brazil, countless enslaved and freed women and men appealed to court to claim their right to freedom or that of family members. Taken as a whole, these legal suits create a narrative against the institution of... Read more
1. In the Courts of Brazil 2. Enslaved Families and Their Fight for Freedom 3. Fighting Mistreatment 4. Ambivalent Relations, and the Fight against Re-enslavement
Biography
Clara Lunow has explored the self-narratives of enslaved people in the United States as early as her Bachelor studies. In her master’s and doctoral thesis, she was able to transfer this topic to Brazil. Lunow particularly focuses on self-narratives, human rights, and social justice.
