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SUMMARY:Euro-American abolitionism in the African mirror  - Benedetta Ross
 i\, University College London
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CONTACT:Amy Erickson
DESCRIPTION:There is an extensive literature on Euro-American abolitionism
 \, its causes and consequences\, its merits and shortcomings. By contrast\
 , little has been written about African abolitionism. The history of Afric
 an emancipation is seen as structured primarily by the legal stages of Eur
 opean abolitionism. But what do we find if we try to write a history of Af
 rican anti-slavery that prioritizes African ideas\, voices\, and political
  struggles? When\, how\, and why did Africans begin to challenge the legit
 imacy of slavery as an institution? How did Africans relate to European an
 d American abolitionism? Who were the main ideologues of African abolition
 ism\, and what were their networks and strategies? How do their approaches
  compare to those of Euro-American abolitionism? These questions are at th
 e heart of a five-year ERC Advanced Research Project that started on 1 Oct
 ober 2020. At this talk\, I will discuss some preliminary findings and ide
 as\, and ask how (if at all) a better understanding of African abolitionis
 m could modify our interpretation of global abolitionism. 
LOCATION:History Faculty Room 6\, and online via zoom (for login details s
 ign up to ucam-ecosochist@lists.cam.ac.uk)
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