Huguenots, Englishmen, pineapples: abolitionist associational movement and enslaved people in escape routes between Pernambuco and Ceará in the 1880s

ABSTRACT

Using terms like Huguenots, Englishmen, and pineapples, abolitionists have concealed the identity of enslaved people that they were in escape routes across the Pernambuco’s Zona da Mata region, Recife, and abolitionist quilombos in Ceará. This article examines the emergence of an interprovincial abolitionist networking in the early 1880s and the growing movement of escaped slaves between 1884 and 1888. It focuses on clandestine and radical actions performed by the Clube do Cupim. It also takes into consideration some aspects of Clube’s memory in the post-abolition. The Club stood out amongst abolitionist associations in terms of social diversity and the capacity to engage free, liberated and enslaved workers in operations that caused impacts over slavery in the region.

Keywords:
abolitionist associational movement; Clube do Cupim; enslaved people in escape routes