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… slavery or abolition. Scott won for her book, Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery (Harvard University Press). The book examines the path to freedom taken by two slave societies and their construction … History, and Yale University. “Rebecca Scott’s Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery is a worthy …

… is hugely important to me, both in terms of the financial freedom it provides, and its recognition of my work. It’s … the author of the poetry collections “Far District” and “House of Lords and Commons.” “Immense thanks to the selection …

… For them, the upheavals of the Revolutionary struggle for freedom actually led to re-enslavement, as opportunistic … and Willet Seaman, an agent investigating claims of freedom by enslaved individuals. They demonstrate the tenuous nature of freedom for three blacks during the revolution, and ask …