A decree revised instructions for auctioning the services of Africans designated free under the law against the transatlantic trade. These people were legally free but could be assigned long periods of compulsory service through state procedures. Their status differed from chattel slavery, yet their labor and mobility were sharply constrained. Naming this category precisely makes visible the gap between formal freedom and control over work.
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How should “free Africans” in the 1835 decree be described?
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The legal category differed from chattel slavery but involved compulsory service.
Africans categorized as free in 1835 necessarily enjoyed unrestricted mobility.
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Compulsory service and state supervision could sharply limit movement and work choices.