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UNINA9910454391903321 |
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Autore |
Horne Gerald |
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Titolo |
The deepest south [[electronic resource] ] : the United States, Brazil, and the African slave trade / / Gerald Horne |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-9073-9 |
0-8147-3728-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (348 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slave trade - America - History - 19th century |
Slavery - United States - History - 19th century |
Slavery - Brazil - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-322) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Toward the empire of Brazil -- Into Africa -- Buying and kidnapping Africans -- Wise -- Crisis -- The U.S. to seize the Amazon -- Making the slave trade legal -- The Civil War begins/the slave trade continues -- Deport U.S. Negroes to Brazil -- Confederates to Brazil -- The end of slavery and the slave trade. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During its heyday in the nineteenth century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the United States and Brazil. The Deepest South tells the disturbing story of how U.S. nationals - before and after Emancipation -- continued to actively participate in this odious commerce by creating diplomatic, social, and political ties with Brazil, which today has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa itself. Proslavery Americans began to accelerate their presence in Brazil in the 1830's, creating alliances there-sometimes friendly, often contentious-with Portug |
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