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Unraveling Abolition

Unraveling Abolition

Pérez Morales, Edgardo

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Legal History

General Latin American HistoryGeneral LawGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1108831524
ISBN13: 9781108831529
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 3 2022
Pages: 258
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Unraveling Abolition tells the fascinating story of slaves, former slaves, magistrates and legal workers who fought for emancipation, without armed struggle, from 1781 to 1830. By centering the Colombian judicial forum as a crucible of antislavery, Edgardo Pérez Morales reveals how the meanings of slavery, freedom and political belonging were publicly contested. In the absence of freedom of the press or association, the politics of abolition were first formed during litigation. Through the life stories of enslaved litigants and defendants, Pérez Morales illuminates the rise of antislavery culture, and how this tradition of legal tinkering and struggle shaped claims to equal citizenship during the anti-Spanish revolutions of the early 1800s. By questioning foundational constitutions and laws, this book uncovers how legal activists were radically committed to the idea that independence from Spain would be incomplete without emancipation for all slaves. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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