. Essays by Kwasi Konadu and Antoinette Burton both raise the question of whether Abina Mansah was a slave. For one of these essays answer the following questions: How does the historian define slavery? How do they understand slavery as defined on the Gold Coast during the late nineteenth century? What issues does the author raise to reframe the importance of slavery in Abina’s life? Does the author argue that Abina was a slave? Do you agree? Why or why not?
