Liberated Africans and the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807-1896
by Richard Anderson, Chris Saunders, Randy J. Sparks, Andrew Pearson, Henry B. Lovejoy, Allen M. Howard, Daniel B. Domingues Da Silva, Erika Melek Delgado, Ines Roldan De Montaud, Jose C. Curto, Katelyn E. Ziegler, Kyle Prochnow, Laura Rosanne Adderley, Maeve Ryan, Matthew S. Hopper, Nielson Rosa Bezerra, Paul Lovejoy, Sean Kelly, Shantel George, Sharla M. Fett, Suzanne Schwarz, Tim Soriano
This collection investigates the lives of Africans freed from slave ships between 1807 and 1896, exploring their resettlement and the wider effects of abolition across the Atlantic world.
About This Book
This volume explores the experiences of Africans liberated from slave ships after 1807 and their resettlement across the Atlantic world.
Contributors analyze legal, social, and political dimensions of abolition and the challenges faced by formerly enslaved individuals.
The collection draws on archival research to illuminate the broader consequences of British and international anti-slave-trade efforts.
Chapters address themes of identity, migration, labor, and the long-term legacies of emancipation in Africa and the Americas.
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