c. 1686–c. 1755
Biography · Resistance
Luísa Mahin
19th century
Brazil
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Biography
In his 1880 autobiographical letter, abolitionist Luiz Gama described his mother as a free Black African woman named Luísa Mahin. Her alleged involvement in uprisings remains disputed and should not be treated as established biography.
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