Abolitionist arguments in Colombia

Authors

  • Eduardo Restrepo

Abstract

This article is an analysis of the discourse about confluence and dissension in abolition debates in Colombia, during the first half of the 19th century. Special attention is given to the categories and the inflections from which they are constituted. The article aims at revealing the assumptions, explicitly or obliquely, of the narratives regarding black people and their forced enslavement.

Key words: abolition, African Americans, slavery, Colombia.

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Published

2021-06-10

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2006): September/December

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