This book brings together a series of new case studies, some by young scholars, others by widely published authors. All are based on original research and designed to enhance our understanding of the process of the abolition of slavery in Africa at the grass-roots level. Part of the studies are on new areas of interest such as the German colonies and the Algerian Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation of the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves, such as the royal slaves in Nigeria and concubines in Morocco. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emancipation, the short and long-term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, and the vestiges of slavery in Africa today.
List of Maps vi Introduction 1(15) Suzanne Miers Martin A. Klein THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Slavery and the Slave Trade as International Issues, 1890-1939 16(22) Suzanne Miers FRENCH AFRICA No Liberty, Not Much Equality, and Very Little Fraternity: The Mirage of Manumission in the Algerian Sahara in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 38(19) Dennis Cordell Slavery and Muslim Jurisprudence in Morocco 57(16) Ahmad Sikainga Slavery and French Rule in the Sahara 73(18) Martin A. Klein `The Ties that Bind: Servility and Dependency among the Fulbe of Bundu (Senegambia), c. 1930s to 1980s 91(18) Andrew F. Clark GERMAN AFRICA The `Freeing of the Slaves in German East Africa: The Statistical Record, 1890-1914 109(24) Jan-Georg Deutsch Slavery in Colonial Cameroon, 1880s to 1930s 133(16) Andreas Eckert BRITISH AFRICA The Administration of the Abolition Laws, African Responses and Post-Proclamation Slavery in the Gold Coast, 1874-1940 149(18) Kwabena Opare-Akurang `Amana and `Asiri: Royal Slave Culture and the Colonial Regime in Kano, 1903-26 167(22) Sean Stilwell `When the Slaves Left, Owners Wept: Entrepreneurs and Emancipation among the lgbo People 189(19) Don C. Ohadike `Do Dady nor Lef me Make dem Carry me: Slave Resistance and Emancipation in Sierra Leone, 1894-1928 208(24) Ismail Rashid The End of Slavery among the Yoruba 232(18) Toyin Falola Festina Lente: Slavery Policy and Practice in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 250(23) Taj Hargey Notes on Contributors 273(3) Bibliography 276(17) Index 293 LIST OF MAPS Societies discussed in this volume vii Morocco, Algeria and Sahara viii Southern Sahara and Sahel ix Nigeria and Cameroon x North East Africa, circa 1930 17 North East Africa and Arabia 18 German East Africa 110 Sierra Leone and Guinea 209 Maps 1 to 5 were prepared by Carolyn King of the York University Cartography Laboratory.
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