Narratives
To read personal stories from slaves and inmates, click the arrows in the top right corner! If you want more information, sources and photographs are included below. Additionally, each photograph has a caption below the photo to explain the story.
T/W: Sexual Assault & Drugs
T/W: Sexual Assault & Drugs
Text Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahommah_Gardo_Baquaqua
Braunschweiger, Amy. “Witness: The Horrors of Brazil's Prisons – Jorge's Story.” Human Rights Watch, 28 Oct. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/19/witness-horrors-brazils-prisons-jorges-story.
“37 Years Behind Bars: My Life as a Brazilian Jailbird.” OZY, 20 Mar. 2018, www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/37-years-behind-bars-my-life-as-a-brazilian-jailbird/79664/.
Griffin, Jo. “'I Have No Thought of Escaping': inside the Brazilian Prisons with No Guards | Jo Griffin.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2 Apr. 2018, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/02/no-thought-of-escaping-inside-brazilian-prisons-with-no-guards.
Barrionuevo, Alexei. “Rape of Girl, 15, Exposes Abuses in Brazil Prison System.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 12 Dec. 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/world/americas/12brazil.html.
Braunschweiger, Amy. “Witness: The Horrors of Brazil's Prisons – Jorge's Story.” Human Rights Watch, 28 Oct. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/19/witness-horrors-brazils-prisons-jorges-story.
“37 Years Behind Bars: My Life as a Brazilian Jailbird.” OZY, 20 Mar. 2018, www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/37-years-behind-bars-my-life-as-a-brazilian-jailbird/79664/.
Griffin, Jo. “'I Have No Thought of Escaping': inside the Brazilian Prisons with No Guards | Jo Griffin.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2 Apr. 2018, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/02/no-thought-of-escaping-inside-brazilian-prisons-with-no-guards.
Barrionuevo, Alexei. “Rape of Girl, 15, Exposes Abuses in Brazil Prison System.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 12 Dec. 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/world/americas/12brazil.html.
Image Sources
Acebes, César Muñoz. Human Rights Watch, Recife, Brazil , Oct. 2015, www.hrw.org/news/2015/10/19/witness-horrors-brazils-prisons-jorges-story.
https://wisconsinmuslimjournal.org/muslim-slaves-in-america-mahommah-gardo-baquaqua/
“37 Years Behind Bars: My Life as a Brazilian Jailbird.” OZY, 20 Mar. 2018, www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/37-years-behind-bars-my-life-as-a-brazilian-jailbird/79664/.
https://wisconsinmuslimjournal.org/muslim-slaves-in-america-mahommah-gardo-baquaqua/
“37 Years Behind Bars: My Life as a Brazilian Jailbird.” OZY, 20 Mar. 2018, www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/37-years-behind-bars-my-life-as-a-brazilian-jailbird/79664/.