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100	1		_aPérez Morales, Edgardo, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aUnraveling abolition : _blegal culture and slave emancipation in Colombia / _cEdgardo Pérez Morales, University of Southern California.
263			_a2111
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aStudies in legal history
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aRaynal in the new kingdom? -- Landscapes of slavery, rumors of freedom -- Popayán: prudent legislation -- Cartagena: equality and natural law -- Antioquia: free womb, captive slaves -- An exegesis of liberty -- Epilogue: the slaves before the law.
520			_a"It is criminal selfishness to seek liberty and independence from Spain for ourselves, if we wish not to grant it to our slaves." With these stern words, the lawyer Félix José de Restrepo addressed his colleagues, the delegates to the first General Congress of the Republic of Colombia, in 1821. As the delegates worked out the new republic's constitution and foundational laws, Restrepo invited them to consider the problem of slavery: were slaves, like other humans, "children of Adam" and thus eligible for equal rights? Were "whites" entitled to dominate "blacks"? Was any government that upheld slavery a "criminal" government by definition? Should independence from Spain automatically lead to liberty for slaves? As the South American independence movement reached its climax, Restrepo forcefully developed clear-cut questions. But would they find clear and forceful answers, as many slaves and some free people hoped? In 1821 Restrepo defended freedom over slavery on behalf of humanity, religion, and the decorum of the nascent country. He introduced a manumission bill, ostensibly aiming to end coerced labor. It is indispensable to "annihilate slavery," he insisted. In Restrepo's view, the General Congress represented the ideal opportunity to restore enslaved individuals to their human "dignity" while giving neighboring countries an example of "justice." Ending slavery, moreover, would dignify the revolution against Spain, guaranteeing future economic and political stability for the new republic. Restrepo asserted that it remained a contradiction to pray to God for deliverance from foreign tyrants while keeping thousands of people in captivity. Providence, he predicted, would throw Colombia back into the hands of Spain "if we refuse to exercise mercy with our brothers"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
600	1	0	_aRestrepo, José Félix de, _d1760-1832.
650		0	_aSlavery _zColombia.
650		0	_aEnslaved persons _xEmancipation.
650		0	_aSlavery _xLaw and legislation _zColombia.
650		7	_aLAW / Legal History _2bisacsh
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPérez Morales, Edgardo. _tUnraveling abolition _dCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 _z9781108831529 _w(DLC) 2021038608
856			_uhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/unraveling-abolition/4887BBD1D90D839367069E189B66EC73 _yClick here to Access
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