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

2:00–3:30 p.m. — Lecture
The Story of Manoel 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; and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Keila Grinberg, University of Pittsburgh
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

This event is organized by the Center for Latin American Studies, Center for African Studies, Early Modern Worlds Initiative and the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh