9789968020657

9968020656

"During the Spanish Colony, enslaved blacks had to face enormous obstacles to receive education, such as not having access to educational structures, under the idea that by nature they were incapable of thinking and that they were born to be slaves. It was taken for granted that their life stories only deserved to remain confined to strictly private spheres, as they were considered empty, vulgar, irrelevant, worthy of very little public attention. The central theme of this book is the conflict unleashed by the authorship of autobiographies written by people of African origin, enslaved in America, during the 18th and 19th centuries. It addresses the cases of three authors and one author, whose testimonial narratives have been widely disseminated since they were written: Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Juan Francisco Manzano and Mahomma Gardo Baquaqua. The reader will find details and nuances about the prohibitions faced by these people to become literate and record their experiences in captivity on paper." -- various websites.

"Durante la Colonia Española, los negros esclavizados debieron enfrentar enormes obstáculos para recibir educación, como no tener acceso a estructuras educativas, bajo la idea de que por naturaleza eran incapaces de pensar y que nacieron para ser esclavos. Se daba por sentado que sus historias de vida sólo merecían permanecer confinadas en ámbitos estrictamente privados, ya que se las consideraba vacías, vulgares, irrelevantes y dignas de muy poca atención pública. El tema central de este libro es el conflicto desatado por la autoría de las autobiografías escritas por personas de origen africano, esclavizadas en América, durante los siglos XVIII y XIX. Aborda los casos de tres autores y un autor, cuyas narrativas testimoniales han sido ampliamente difundidas desde su redacción: Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Juan Francisco Manzano y Mahomma Gardo Baquaqua. El lector encontrará detalles y matices sobre las prohibiciones que enfrentan estas personas para alfabetizarse y registrar en papel sus experiencias en cautiverio." -- cataloger's Spanish translation.

Enslaved persons > Personal narratives.

Enslaved persons > Anecdotes.

Slavery > Personal narratives.

Slavery > Anecdotes.