Unraveling abolition : legal culture and slave emancipation in Colombia / Edgardo Pérez Morales, University of Southern California.

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 s...

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Main Author:	Pérez Morales, Edgardo (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:	Studies in legal history.
Subjects:	Slavery > Colombia. Slavery > Law and legislation > Colombia. Slaves > Emancipation. Restrepo, José Félix de, > 1760-1832.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108917513
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