Senhora Liberdade: 19th-Century Afro-Brazilians Defy Slavery
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Nov 5th, 2026
Location: Latin American Reading Room, Hillman Library
2:00–3:30 p.m. — LectureThe 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. — PanelAfro-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 OpeningSenhora 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