Slavery, Freedom, and Failed Ransom Negotiations in West Africa, 1730–1900

Bibliographic Data

ID8977472
AuthorsJennifer Lofkrantz (0000-0003-3522-7873, Thomas University, corresponding author), Olatunji Ojo (Brock University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume53
Issue1
Pages25-44
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of African History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021853712000035
OpenAlexW2006602194
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited41

This article builds upon previous work on the impact of ransoming on processes of captivity, enslavement, and slavery in West Africa. Ransoming is defined as the release of a captive prior to enslavement in exchange for payment. It was a complicated process with no guarantee of success. This article examines the responses of families of captives to the failure of ransom negotiations. The ability to respond to failed ransom negotiations and the type of response chosen was dependent on the political climate and the resources available to those seeking the release of a captive

Archaeology · Captivity · Development economics · Economics · Ethnology · Genealogy · Negotiation · Payment · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ransom · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law

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