His passage from slavery to freedom in africa and america. Baquaqua, a native of zoogoo, in the interior of africa. Ocr ed text has been compared against the original document. A convert to christianity, with a description of that part of the world. Baqala is an llc establishment owned by two partners, one of which has been managing the business since inception. Ocred text has been compared against the original document and corrected. Bloomington and indianapolis, indiana university press, 2000.
Table of contents maps and illustrations ix acknowledgments xiii introduction 1 an interesting narrative. Ocred text has been compared against the original document. Some scholars will already be familiar with mahommah gardo baquaquas account, either through collections of primary documents. His report is the only known document about the slave trade written by a. Overall, what do you learn about baquaquas african homeland from the narrative.
Lovejoy and others published identidade e a miragem da. Cupping has been characterized as a pseudoscience and its practice as quackery. Cupping therapy is a form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin. He was enslaved and exported through the most important slave port in west africa, the port of udai whydah, in the kingdom of dahomey. Baquaqua a native of zoogoo, in the interior of africa a convert of christianity, with a. He wrote a biography, published by american abolitionist samuel moore in 1854. Mahommah gardo baquaqua, like many other africans enslaved in the americas, had a hometown, a family, and in some of his youth suffered from the violence of the war. Gardo baquaquas account, either through collections of primary documents edited by. Baquaqua 85 appendix 1affidavits, district court, new york, 1847 195 1. Traduo da edio eletrnica em lngua inglesa baquaqua, mahommah gardo moore, samuel, fl.
Primary resourceshistorical documents, literary texts, and works of. Some scholars will already be familiar with mahommah gardo baquaquas account, either through collections of primary documents edited by robert edgar. Mahommah baquaqua describes his homeland of zoogoo, 1854 pdf. Benin, slave accounts of life in africa before capture, freedom. Ocred text has been compared against the original document and. Destacado educador, escritor, periodista, abogado, intelectual y humanista costarricense.
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