Leitura: Teoria e Prática
Print version ISSN 0102-387XOn-line version ISSN 2317-0972
Abstract
BERGAMINI, Atilio. Slaves: writing, reading and freedom. LTP [online]. 2017, vol.35, n.71, pp.115-136. ISSN 2317-0972. https://doi.org/10.5965/0102-387Xv35n712017000136.
Hundreds of advertisements published in newspapers in nineteenth-century in Brazil present enslaved people who could read and write. Our intention is to identify recurring elements in these ads and to outline profiles and trajectories of slaves who could read and write.
Keywords : Slavery; Literate Culture; Literate Slaves.