Luís Gama
Brazilian orator and journalist
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Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama was a Brazilian rábula, abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
Born to a free black mother and a white father, he was nevertheless made a slave at the age of... Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1830, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil
Died: August 24, 1882 (age 52 years), São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Parents: Luísa Mahin
Children: Benedito Graco Pinto da Gama
Education: Law School of the University of São Paulo
Known for: He was able to have had freed more than 500 people from the condition of slavery.
Awards: XXXII Prêmio Franz de Castro Holzwarth de Direitos Humanos
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Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (21 June 1830 – 24 August 1882) was a Brazilian rábula [pt] (self-taught lawyer), abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, ...
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Nov 20, 2019 · An unsung hero from Brazil's slave past, Luís Gama helped free hundreds of slaves after teaching himself to read, write, and practice law.
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Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama was a Brazilian Rábula, abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the Abolition of Slavery in Brazil.
Nov 5, 2021 · Gama, illegally sold into slavery by his own father, became a lawyer, satirical poet, and one of the country's leading abolitionists. In the ...
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