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Translated from the Portuguese. - Due to be issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 20, 2019)
Description:
'The Story of Rufino' reconstructs the lively biography of Rufino José Maria, set against the historical context of Brazil and Africa in the nineteenth century, that sheds light on slavery and the slave trade, manumission, the complexities of slavery and freedom in Brazil, African freed persons, and the resilience of ethnic and religious identities.