Slave rebellion in Brazil : the Muslim uprising of 1835 in Bahia /

On the night of January 24, 1835, hundreds of African Muslim slaves poured into the streets of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian province of Bahia, to confront soldiers and armed civilians. Nearly 70 slaves were killed. More than 500 were sentenced to death, prison, whipping or deportation. Althoug...

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Main Author:	Reis, João José (Author)
Other Authors:	Brakel, Arthur (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1993.
Series:	Johns Hopkins studies in Atlantic history and culture.
Subjects:	1830-1840. Slave insurrections > Brazil > Salvador. Révoltes d'esclaves > Brésil > Salvador. 15.85 history of America. Slave insurrections. Slave trade. Muslims. Revolts. Musulmans > Histoire > Brésil. Esclavage > Histoire > Brésil. Esclavage > Révoltes, etc. Brazil > Salvador. Bahia. Salvador. Aufstand (1835)