From Slave Rebels To Strikebreakers Summary

In the article, From Slave Rebels to Strikebreakers, author Maria Helena Pereira Toledo Machado describes the transition of runway slaves and the struggle after they relocated to Jabaquara. This article specifically refers to Quintino, who would be considered a leader among runaway slaves, but would later stop a strike that was being facilitated by poorly treated workers. This article successfully focuses on the topic it is meant to cover. In regard to the overall topic I am covering, the article is very detail and does not given me much information on abolitionism in Brazil on a larger scale. Toledo intends to focus on the change in society through the experience of Quintino, and she does this very well. Her focus is also on the Jabaquara and she describes as it changes over time with the development of the abolitionist movement in Brazil. Still, if someone was using this for broader research they would not be able to strictly rely on this source.
Machado used a significant amount of secondary resources, historical journals, and personal papers. Machado falls short when she becomes more detailed about Quintino. In one section she depicts detailed information about him, including his leadership qualities.1 Machado does not have many primary sources to back up her information about him. She details very important parts of his life. This includes him running away as a slave and later becoming a key asset to who some would call the opposition. Indirect information various journal articles and books is not sufficient enough information. To have such detailed information on Quintino, suggested that he contributed some form of a narrative or memoir at some point in his life. The most significant source I notice was a contract between Quintino and Benjamin