African Post-Slavery: A History of the Future

African Post-Slavery: A History of the Future

Author: 
Rossi, Benedetta
Publisher: 
African Studies Centre, Boston University
Date published: 
2015
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Journal Title: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Source: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 48, No. 2, 2015, pp. 303-324
Abstract: 

... The term post-slavery refers to historical and social circumstances identifiable in contexts where slavery was a fundamental social institution and its legal abolition was followed by resilient legacies of past hierarchy and abuse. It is commonly used as an adjective, as in the expressions "post-slavery subjects," "post-slavery population," "post-slavery society," "post-slavery plantation," or "post-slavery literature."1 Although commonplace in studies of the Americas, it is less so-at least until recently-in Africanist research.

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CITATION: Rossi, Benedetta. African Post-Slavery: A History of the Future . : African Studies Centre, Boston University , 2015. The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 48, No. 2, 2015, pp. 303-324 - Available at: https://library.au.int/african-post-slavery-history-future-1