Senhora Liberdade: 19th-Century Afro-Brazilians Defy Slavery

Please register to attend. November 5, Latin American Reading Room, Hillman Library, Ground Floor 2:00–3:30 p.m. — Keynote Lecture The Story of Manoeil Joaquim Ricardo, a Hausa Freedman in Bahia, 1805–1865 João José Reis, Universidade Federal da Bahia Introduction and commentary by Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh 4:00–5:30 p.m. — Panel Afro-Brazilian Women Defy Slavery Introduction by Pernille Røge, University of Pittsburgh Monica Lima, National Archives, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Paul Gardullo, Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Commentary by Mariana Dantas, Ohio University 5:45–7:00 p.m. — Exhibition Opening Senhora Liberdade: Women Defy Slavery Opening remarks by Ed Galloway, University of Pittsburgh Library System and Keila Grinberg, University of Pittsburgh refreshments will be served This event is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies, University Library System, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Latin American Cultural Center, Center for African Studies, Early Modern Worlds Initiative, Global Studies Center, and the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh