Marcadas pela Cor e pela honra: Repensando o Pós-Abolição em Minas Gerais a partir das experiências de liberdade de Mulheres Negras

fontes ali as experiências Artigos conservadora da época informações e demonstrar a presença da variedade Abstract For years, the historiography held an idea of the passivity of the black population in relation to the abolitionist process in Minas Gerais and the absence of political projects against slavery. The objective of this work is to offer a critical reading to this conception, proposing to demonstrate, from the expansion of the notion of social performance, that the actions of the popular layers were present and heterogeneous, in the slavery and post-emancipation period. We will analyze as main sources criminal cases involving ex-female slaves, in the post-abolition period in the town of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, to support such an argument. The information contained may reveal aspects of black women's freedom experiences. We will use articles from the conservative press of the time to crosscheck information and demonstrate the presence of the variety of positions.