SCA-UA 572 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Capitu, Paraguayan War, Gradualism
5 Feb 2015
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Topic: slave emancipation as a civilizing project (1850s-1880s) Slide: changing modes of historical interpretation: shift away from cause and effect model because it can"t be that simple. More of an emphasis on process and changing of mentalities: local and global networks of influences: influence of haitian revolution and slaves and ex-slaves in the process of emancipation (as opposed to just the elite carrying out abolition) Africanos livres : illegally imported/smuggled slaves ; made wards of state and rented out to masters/employers: free african women could be separated from their children, given to politicians as presents . Brazilian nation: 1860s sees formation of first abolition clubs. Slide: decline of slavery in the cities: emergence of middle ranks who are more likely to be attracted to anti-slavery movements. Slide: impact of paraguayan war (1864-1870: brazil and argentina provoked war with paraguay. They thought they could defeat them easily while brazilians fought very badly (v embarrassing)
