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Furcy’s fate after achieving legal recognition of his freedom was difficult to pinpoint, but his life has been reclaimed as a symbol to the people of Réunion who seek justice and equality today. Several plays, an award-winning novel by Mohammed Aïssaoui, and a popular song by Kaf Malbar all celebrate Furcy’s resistance to slavery. Yet the true meaning of Furcy’s struggle for freedom is more ambiguous; he certainly fought long and hard for his own freedom, but did not participate actively in the wider antislavery movement. For Furcy, freedom meant the capacity to enjoy his status as a father, husband, and property-owner, including the ownership of two slaves before slavery was abolished in Mauritius.
Title: Afterword
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Furcy’s fate after achieving legal recognition of his freedom was difficult to pinpoint, but his life has been reclaimed as a symbol to the people of Réunion who seek justice and equality today.
Several plays, an award-winning novel by Mohammed Aïssaoui, and a popular song by Kaf Malbar all celebrate Furcy’s resistance to slavery.
Yet the true meaning of Furcy’s struggle for freedom is more ambiguous; he certainly fought long and hard for his own freedom, but did not participate actively in the wider antislavery movement.
For Furcy, freedom meant the capacity to enjoy his status as a father, husband, and property-owner, including the ownership of two slaves before slavery was abolished in Mauritius.
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