{"product_id":"the-bonds-of-freedom-liberated-africans-and-the-end-of-the-slave-trade-9780300263206","title":"The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans and the End of the Slave Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the long fight for freedom of African captives rescued from the illegal slave trade only to be forced back into bondage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book of the Year 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bonds of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e tells the forgotten story of people seized from slave ships by maritime patrols, \"liberated,\" then forced into bonded labor between 1807 and 1880. Using extensive archival research from Sierra Leone, South Africa, Brazil, Cuba, the United Kingdom, and the United States, historian Jake Subryan Richards uncovers the contrasting ideas and practices of authoritarianism and freedom that empires and liberated Africans developed during the protracted end of the illegal slave trade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the Africans' journeys from enslavement to liberation, Richards recounts their capture and embarkation on ships that participated in the vast slave trade to Brazil and Cuba, the maritime seizure of those ships, and the adjudication that assigned freed captives to bonded labor. The captives fought against their bondage as state agents limited their freedom of choice and movement. The liberated Africans' story shows that, far from following a straightforward path to freedom, these men and women navigated anti-slave-trade laws that both subjected them to authoritarian control and provided a domain for them to create their own visions of freedom. Through meticulous research and engaging narrative, Richards sheds light on their legal battles, community-building efforts, and ongoing quest for justice and autonomy in the face of enduring challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Subryan Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300263206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Subryan Richards\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He lives in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jake Subryan Richards \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674866565277,"sku":"9780300263206","price":67.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c56f6205-cd93-4dcd-8123-3e5515677432.jpg?v=1771915004","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-bonds-of-freedom-liberated-africans-and-the-end-of-the-slave-trade-9780300263206","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}