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Arrested Development: Religion and Social Life in the South Atlantic World, Post-Emancipation. This paper will discuss the manner of this evolution in regard to religious and social aspects of life, paying particular attention to the role of women after emancipation, and the crippling restrictions on religious practice that remained in effect, and hindered the freedom of many people to act as equal members of society. Emancipation was simply the beginning of a process of improvement and empowerment for former slaves, a process that unfolded gradually, with drawn-out battles being waged in various domains. 11.5 pgs. 14 f/c. 7b.
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