Slavery is a kind of social leprosy: it has often been abolished by legislators and restored by education under various aspects. - Luiz Gama

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Slavery is a kind of social leprosy: it has often been abolished by legislators and restored by education under various aspects.

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About Luiz Gama

Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (Salvador, June 21, 1830 - São Paulo, August 24, 1882) was a Brazilian rábula (a self-taught lawyer), abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the Abolition of Slavery in Brazil.

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Pen Names: Getulino
Alternative Names: Luiz Gonzaga Pinto da Gama Luis Gama Da Gama, Luiz Gonzaga Pinto, 1830-1882 Gama, Luiz, 1830-1882 Pinto da Gama, Luiz Gonzaga, 1830-1882 Gonzaga Pinto da Gama, Luiz, 1830-1882 Getulino, 1830-1882 Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama Luís Gama
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