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To examine the socioeconomic and political transformations in West Central Africa during the global transition toward the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

August 16, 2026Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition

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To examine the socioeconomic and political transformations in West Central Africa during the global transition toward the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
Historiographical and archival analysis of trade records, colonial documentation, and regional accounts.
Examination of shifting commercial routes, local labor practices, and political restructuring in West Central Africa.
Highlights how global abolition efforts led to localized adaptations and the restructuring of unfree labor rather than an immediate end to bondage.
Demonstrates the intricate connections between local West Central African political power and changing Atlantic commercial networks.

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Historical analysis examines the impact of abolition policies in West Central Africa, highlighting shifts in regional trade and unfree labor systems.

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Roquinaldo Ferreira’s Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition is an important contribution to the scholarship on abolition and the transatlantic slave trade. By focu...

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Tracy Lopes (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a81794cf2fb91fc834ac78e https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2026.2701576

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Historical analysis examines the impact of abolition policies in West Central Africa, highlighting shifts in regional trade and unfree labor systems.

Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition

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Worlds of Unfreedom: West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition

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