Nonwhites and Brazilian independence in comparative perspective

Autores

  • Wim Klooster Clark University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-3356.2022v15nEspecialp24-51

Palavras-chave:

revolução, independência, escravos, índios, pessoas de cor livres

Resumo

The independence movements in the Americas in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were all born of alliances between elites and the subaltern, most of whom were nonwhites. This article compares the roles of Brazilian nonwhites in the independence struggle to the activities of those in British and Spanish America. The focus is on three groups: slaves, free people of color, and indigenous people. Some members of these groups took the initiative to join revolutionary movements, but many were forcibly recruited. Each group had their own agendas, but few of their demands were reflected in the new constitutions that were adopted.

Biografia do Autor

Wim Klooster, Clark University

Professor at Clark University; Ph.D. at University of Leiden.

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KLOOSTER, Wim. Nonwhites and Brazilian independence in comparative perspective. Antíteses, [S. l.], v. 15, n. Especial, p. 24–51, 2022. DOI: 10.5433/1984-3356.2022v15nEspecialp24-51. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/44637. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.