Patchwork Freedoms: Law, Slavery, and Race beyond Cuba’s Plantations
Adriana Chira
A rich, pathbreaking study on nineteenth-century rural Cuba, and how Afro-descendant peasants forged freedom through litigation and land occupation.
Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity · medium confidenceRace & Ethnicity81 signalsLlm Classifier: Race & Ethnicity -> Race & EthnicityGoogle Books: History -> HistoryAward Category: American History -> American HistorySlavery & EmancipationFood, Agriculture & LandLatin America & the CaribbeanLaw & Legal Change
Award History
1 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Historical Association Book Prizes: James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History | 2023 | Winner | Official source |
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01 Central figures
None extracted with sufficient confidence.
02 Central places
- Cuba90%
03 Suggested argument
In nineteenth-century rural Cuba, Afro-descendant peasants forged freedom through litigation and land occupation.
Model confidence 78%
04 Reading orientation
65 / 100 academicAcademic
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 78%.