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… into a Little Africa. João Reis: “The Biography of An Enslaved African who Became An African Enslaver in … African from Hausaland, landed in Bahia in c. 1806 as an enslaved person, became a successful merchant, and died a … by the power of those who were in charge. However, the enslaved workers, using their familiarity with the plantation …

… Black Cuban Worlds beyond the Plantation.”   Michele Reid-Vazquez ( Associate Professor of Africana Studies,  … Slavery, Freedom, and the Law  This panel explores how enslaved and free people of color used the legal system to … trade are very much present in the island today, and also among the Cuban diaspora. This round table aims to explore …

… Slave Trade As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded … where traders fought against loss of profits while enslaved Africans fought for survival. Although efforts to … Tulane University “Extraordinary. A breakthrough work, among the most insightful histories of the nineteenth century …

… the Shadow of Slavery tells the fascinating story of how enslaved Africans shaped and changed the landscape of the New World,” … of slaves, and the gastronomic legacies of black slavery, among many other intriguing topics. Comprehensive and …

… Session Jennifer Bair , Sociology, Yale University “Global Commodity Chains: A Conceptual and Disciplinary Mapping” 9:15-10:45AM   Session 1. Commodity Chains and Chain Networks Presenters Immanuel … Sociology, Yale University “Protection Networks and Commodity Chains in the Capitalist World-Economy” David …

… would have looked, had he been bred in the desert, among the lions, as Cinguea [sic] was, and if instead of … —” And we wait to see the bearings of this providential event upon American Slavery. —Herald of Freedom … Gilder …

… traces the development of a geopolitical imagination among people of African descent– both enslaved and free – in the context of Great Britain’s crusade …

… The two likely “performed” as boçal (recently-arrived) Africans in order to try and circumvent their enslavement. … They thus present us with a singular example of how enslaved Africans in Brazil used performance as a way to manipulate …

… the mythical origin of a Peloponnesian heartland. Foremost among the critical language we employ to address the … at Harvard University. Her dissertation project on the Rum Polites, the Constantinopolitan Greek Orthodox community, …