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Compre o livro the biography of mahommah gardo baquaqua. He was enslaved and exported through the most important slave port in west africa, the port of udai whydah, in. He wrote a biography, published by american abolitionist samuel moore in 1854. Printed for the author, mahommah gardo baquaqua, by geo. Baquaqua foi lancado pelo proprio exescravo em detroit, nos estados unidos, em 1854. Baquaqua, em traducao livre, lancado assim mesmo, em ingles, pelo proprio exescravo, em. Aprendeu a lingua portuguesa e a religiao catolica, chegando a ajudar o padre na celebracao da missa.

Mahommah gardo baquaqua was a former slave, native of zooggoo, west africa, a tributary kingdom of bergoo kingdom. A convert to christianity, with a description of that part of the world. He lived as a maroon in the mountains until that time. Baquaqua autobiographie eines afrikanischen sklaven in. We all had learned, that at new york there was no slavery. Request pdf on jan 1, 2002, patrick manning and others published the biography of mahommah gardo baquaqua. He wrote a biography, published by american abolitionist samuel moore in.

His report is the only known document about the slave trade written by a former brazilian slave. He is known for having his biography published in 1966, in both spanish and english, several years before his death and when he was already more than 100 years old. Autobiografia do escravo africano mahommah gardo baquaqua. Mahommah gardo baquaqua moad museum of african diaspora. Esteban mesa montejo 18601973 was a cuban slave who escaped to freedom before slavery was abolished on the island in 1886. His passage from slavery to freedom in africa and america. Baquaqua 85 appendix 1affidavits, district court, new york, 1847 195 1. Baquaqua, a native of zoogoo, in the interior of africa.

His passage from slavery to freedom in africa and america find, read and cite all the research you need. Foi ele tambem o unico escravo africano no brasil a escrever a sua autobiografia. Including the manners and customs of the inhabitants, their religious notions, form of government, laws, appearance of the country, buildings, agriculture, manufactures, shepherds and herdsmen, domestic animals, marriage ceremonials. Mahommah gardo baquaqua, like many other africans enslaved in the americas, had a hometown, a family, and in some of his youth suffered. Baquaqua atraves da parceria entre brasil e canada. Table of contents maps and illustrations ix acknowledgments xiii introduction 1 an interesting narrative. According to his own biographical account he was a favorite of a local king. He was then in england and had turned to the american baptist free mission. He was enslaved and exported through the most important slave port in west africa, the port of udai whydah, in the kingdom of dahomey. His passage from slavery to freedom in africa and america na. Including the manners and customs of the inhabitants, their religious notions, form of government, laws, appearance of the country, buildings, agriculture, manufactures, shepherds and herdsmen, domestic animals, marriage. Page verso entered according to the act of congress, in the year 1854, by mahommah gardo baquaqua, in the office of the district court of the united states for the district of michigan.

Li laboris en brazilo kiel malliberulo, tamen li eskapis al novjorko en 1847, certigante sian liberecon. Baixe no formato pdf, txt ou leia online no scribd. His passage from slavery to freedom in africa and america find, read and cite all the. Four million africans were brought to brazil as slaves but only mahommah gardo baquaqua wrote down his story in english as a free man in canada bruce douglas in rio tue 17 nov 2015 06. Brazils only slave memoir to be published in portuguese. Mahommah gardo baquaqua was born in 1820s djougou in the modernday west african country of benin. Around 1844 he was kidnapped, enslaved and taken to recife, brazil.