The Heretic of Cacheu: Struggles Over Life in a Seventeenth-Century West African Port/Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition.
Published In: History Today, 2025, v. 75, n. 11. P. 104 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Lester, Alan 3 of 3
Abstract
The article examines the historical context of Portuguese involvement in the transatlantic slave trade through two books that explore different periods of this involvement. Toby Green's "The Heretic of Cacheu" focuses on the early 17th century, detailing the life of Crispina Peres, a mixed-heritage woman entangled in the local slave trade in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau. Roquinaldo Ferreira's "Worlds of Unfreedom" shifts to the mid-19th century in Angola, highlighting the complexities of abolition and the continued exploitation of African labor under the guise of antislavery initiatives. Both authors emphasize the agency of African individuals while illustrating the pervasive and often contentious nature of slavery in Portuguese colonial history. [Extracted from the article]
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- Source:History Today. 2025/11, Vol. 75, Issue 11, p104
- Document Type:Article
- Subject Area:History
- Publication Date:2025
- ISSN:0018-2753
- Accession Number:188744207
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