Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil: Universidade de Passo Fundo : UPF Editora
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (master's)--Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da UPF, 2007., 413 p, Blacks were used in several activities of the mining universe, highlighting
work in the mines and planting gardens. With the mining crisis at the end of the 18th century there was an expansion to the interior of Mato Grosso province. Existence and use of captive labor seems to have persisted in the region until near the end the 19th century with the abolition of slavery.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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294 p, From New World to Pan-Atlantic: opening the history of America -- Francisco de Miranda, Toussaint Louverture, and the Pan-Atlantic sphere of liberation -- Pan-Atlantic exports and imports: translation, freedom, and the circulation of cultural capital -- Positioning South America from HMS Beagle: the navigator, the discoverer, and the ocean of free trade -- Pan-Atlantic migrations: capital, culture, revolution.; Time: 1700 - 1899
The article discusses the history of Santo Domingo (which was renamed the Dominican Republic) under the French General Jean-Louis Ferrand from 1804 through 1809. Particular focus is given to Ferrand's efforts, under the direction of the French Emperor Napoleon I, to re-enslave Santo Domingo and overthrow Haiti's ruler Toussaint Louverture. An overview of the slavery laws in Santo Domingo is provided. Ferrand's use of black Haitian captives as slaves, including the Haitians captured by the French who lived near the border with Santo Domingo, is provided.
