Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930
This article reconstructs the basis on which the black peasantry of the Colombian Pacific was formed after the end of slavery. The descendants of slaves managed to become independent producers, rather than a rural proletariat, through access that had not only the land but also to the forest, water a...
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| description | This article reconstructs the basis on which the black peasantry of the Colombian Pacific was formed after the end of slavery. The descendants of slaves managed to become independent producers, rather than a rural proletariat, through access that had not only the land but also to the forest, water and underground. These peasants were not primarily farmers; extracting gold, ivory palm and rubber to sell it to white traders, who exported. In the context of this extractive economy, freedom meant to achieve control over the territory and work processes. However, yet we need to recognize the contributions that these citizens made the construction of Colombia on the basis of their freedom. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62a1c65530f948b6ac7843b9d2716ea22022-12-22T03:01:35ZspaUniversidad IcesiRevista CS2011-03242016-12-012010.18046/recs.i20.18611735Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930Claudia María Leal León0Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C.This article reconstructs the basis on which the black peasantry of the Colombian Pacific was formed after the end of slavery. The descendants of slaves managed to become independent producers, rather than a rural proletariat, through access that had not only the land but also to the forest, water and underground. These peasants were not primarily farmers; extracting gold, ivory palm and rubber to sell it to white traders, who exported. In the context of this extractive economy, freedom meant to achieve control over the territory and work processes. However, yet we need to recognize the contributions that these citizens made the construction of Colombia on the basis of their freedom.https://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/revista_cs/article/view/1861FreedomBlack peasantryExtractive economyPacific lowlands of Colombia |
| spellingShingle | Claudia María Leal León Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 Revista CS Freedom Black peasantry Extractive economy Pacific lowlands of Colombia |
| title | Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 |
| title_full | Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 |
| title_fullStr | Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 |
| title_short | Freedom in the Rainforest. The formation of a black peasantry in Colombia’s Pacific Coast, 1850-1930 |
| title_sort | freedom in the rainforest the formation of a black peasantry in colombia s pacific coast 1850 1930 |
| topic | Freedom Black peasantry Extractive economy Pacific lowlands of Colombia |
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