Abolitionist Movement and Emancipation Laws (1860–1888)

1. Paraguayan War recruitment links service and freedom

   Jan 1, 1866Labels: Paraguayan War, Imperial Decree

   • US Hist
   • Yale GLC

2. Pedro II publicly calls for gradual abolition

   Jan 1, 1867Labels: Pedro II, Speech from

   • Pedro II

3. Rio Branco Law establishes "free birth" in Brazil

   Sep 28, 1871Labels: Rio Branco, Free Birth

   • Britannica
   • Rio Branco

4. National anti-slavery movement gains stronger organization

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Joaquim Nabuco, Abolitionist movement

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge

5. Brazilian Anti-Slavery Society founded in Rio

   Sep 7, 1880Labels: Brazilian Anti-Slavery, Joaquim Nabuco

   • Cambridge
   • SBCE
   • Britannica

6. Ceará port blockade disrupts slave trafficking

   Jan 1, 1881Labels: Cear blockade, Jangadeiros

   • UFSC
   • Cambridge

7. Brazilian Abolitionist Confederation formed to coordinate pressure

   May 9, 1883Labels: Abolitionist Confederation, National coordination

   • Abolitionist
   • Cambridge

8. Sousa Dantas proposes stronger gradual emancipation bill

   Jan 1, 1884Labels: Sousa Dantas, Dantas Project

   • Saraiva
   • Cambridge

9. Ceará becomes first province to abolish slavery

   Mar 25, 1884Labels: Cear province, Provincial abolition

   • US Hist
   • UFSC
   • Cear

10. Sexagenarian Law frees enslaved people aged 60+

    Sep 28, 1885Labels: Sexagenarian Law, Saraiva-Cotegipe

    • BN Brasil
    • Saraiva

11. Brazil abolishes the legal punishment of whipping

    Oct 15, 1886Labels: Whipping abolition, Law No

    • Redalyc
    • Lei urea

12. Golden Law abolishes slavery across the Empire

    May 13, 1888Labels: Golden Law, Princess Isabel

    • Lei urea
    • Britannica