The Last Abolition: The Brazilian Antislavery Movement, 1868–1888

“It covers the years 1868 to 1888 which is the moment when the abolitionist movement started in Brazil, and goes up to when slavery was finally abolished. The book shows how this movement in Brazil emerged very late: she compares this timeline with Britain or even with the United States when it starts in the late 18th century. In Brazil, as an organized movement, it only starts by the middle of the 19th century.” Read more...

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Ana Lucia Araujo, Historian