Manzanos father died before he was 15 and his only remaining family was his mother and two brothers. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Uan autobiografia del esclavo poeta y otros escritos. The autobiography of a slave 1996 edition open library. By juan francisco manzano the autobiography of a slave. Introduction and modernized spanish version by ivan a.
The enslavement of the african peoples, the transatlantic slave trade, and the plantation system that followed initiated the largest sustained commercial trading of human beings in history. Jul 30, 2010 the autobiography of a slave by juan francisco manzano, evelyn picon garfield, 1996, wayne state university press edition, in english bilingual ed. Schulman translated by evelyn picon garfield subjects. Juan francisco manzano 17971854, an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in cubas colonial slave society, wrote the only known autobiographical account of latin american slavery. Slavery narratives moad museum of african diaspora. Juan francisco manzano overdrive rakuten overdrive. His narrative, composed in two parts, is a heartrendering history of the systematic, unrelenting destruction of human dignity and individual will. Manzano tambien publico poesia, aun mientras seguia siendo esclavo. Some scholars estimate that more than 20 million africans were transported to the new world.