Abstract
ABSTRACT The article examines slavery and abolitionism in Brazil in the mid-1880s and thereby contributes to historiography and expands our understanding of the Brazilian Empire’s political conflicts in its final decade. It contends that abolitionism was not only compatible with liberal reformist ideas, but also impelled the Liberal Party to endorse an expanded interpretation of citizenship (civil and political) and the role of the state in protecting the rights of citizens, including those emerging from slavery. This convergence provoked a virulent anti-institutional reaction among Conservative and pro-slavery hardliners that proved fatal to the emerging democratic stream of Brazilian liberalism.
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