Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua. An Enslaved Muslim of the Black Atlantic, Paperback/Nielson Bezerra

A literate Muslim born between 1820 and 1830 in present-day Benin, Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua was enslaved in West Africa and forcibly moved to Brazil in 1845. Baquaqua published his autobiography in 1854 and traveled to England intending to return to Africa. He apparently achieved this goal by the early 1860s, when his paper trail disappears. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Author(s): Nielson Bezerra Illustration(s): 12 halftones, 4 maps, 3 tables Number of pages: 302 Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 233 x 156 x 21 Cover type: Paperback / softback