LEGACY OF THE LASH: Race and Corporal Punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World

Compelling social and cultural history of the Brazilian navy in the decades preceding and immediately following the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil. Focusing on non-elite, mostly Black enlisted men, the Revolt of the Lash, during which nearly half of Rio de Janeiro's enlisted men rebelled against corporal punishment, is examined. Illus.