Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia
by
Claudia Leal
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
After emancipation in 1851, the African descendants living in the extra-humid rainforests of the Pacific coast of Colombia attained levels of autonomy hardly equaled anywhere else in the Americas. This autonomy rested on their access to a diverse environment—including small strips of fertile soils,...