Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo was a Brazilian writer, statesman, and a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country.
Nabuco in 1902
Brazilian Abolitionist Confederation
The Brazilian Abolitionist Confederation was a political organization created on May 9, 1883, which brought together anti-slavery societies from all over the Empire with the objective of pressuring the Brazilian government to put an end to slavery. It mainly used the press, theater, meetings, conferences and local emancipation funds as forms of activism. Some of the most famous leaders of the Brazilian Abolitionist Movement were involved in the organization, such as José do Patrocínio, Joaquim Nabuco, André Rebouças, Luiz Gama and João Clapp.
João Clapp, as president of the Abolitionist Confederation, in a press image about the João Alfredo Cabinet.
Photo of the board of the Abolitionist Confederation, May 16, 1888. Standing, from right to left: José do Patrocínio, Luís de Andrade, Inácio von Doellinger, Praxedes Medella and Luiz Pereira. Seated, from right to left: André Rebouças, João Clapp and José de Seixas Magalhães.
Cover of the Manifesto of the Abolitionist Confederation of Rio de Janeiro published by the Central Typography, Rio de Janeiro, 1883.
Announcement of an abolitionist festival in the form of a conference-concert to commemorate the abolition of Ceará, organized by the Abolitionist Confederation.
