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The 1820s Anglo-Brazilian Anti-Slave Trade Patrols and Their Legacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the little-known story of the British Royal Navy's anti-slave trade patrols off the coast of West Africa and Brazil in the 1820s and 1830s. They explore the 1826 Anglo-Brazilian treaty that outlawed the slave trade, the creation of the Mixed Commission courts in Rio de Janeiro and Freetown, and the cat-and-mouse game between British cruisers and Brazilian slavers. The conversation covers the role of Commodore Sir George Collier, the infamous 'guerre aux côtes' (war on the coasts) strategy, and the fate of liberated Africans who were…
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