Slavery and reform in West Africa: toward emancipation in nineteenth-century Senegal and the Gold Coast

Abstract

Introduction - The era of the Atlantic slave trade & its impact - The crisis of abolition, legitimate trade & the adaptation of slavery - Rules & reality: ante-proclamation slavery & society on the Gold Coast - The Grand Experiment: emancipation in Senegal colony - Pragmatic policies in periods of expansion - Slaves & masters in the post-proclamation Gold Coast - Slaves & masters in French-administered Senegal - Toward the eradication of the overland slave trade - Conclusions: African continuity, adaptation & transformation.