A “Crônica Negra” account described severe working conditions and bodily violence, including iron restraints and punishment. Such reporting challenged narratives of benevolent mastery and brought plantation coercion into the urban public sphere. The newspaper was an abolitionist source, so its account is evidence of the campaign and the claims it circulated; it also directs attention to how enslaved people endured and resisted violence largely excluded from official records.
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What did the February “Crônica Negra” seek to expose?
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The column described restraints, punishment, and harsh working conditions.