242 CHAPTER 10 RACE, NATION, AND THE MEANING OF FREEDOM, 1821–1888
Colombia, and Venezuela defi ned their respective
national identities, but the closely related issues of
race and property played equally powerful roles.
Ultimately, Liberals seized upon the language of
freedom and equality, always explicit in the aboli-
tionist movements throughout the region, to insist
on the emancipation of slaves, but they also created
a national discourse that demanded freedom from
foreign domination and state regulation, condi-
tions necessary to protect their class privileges and
property. This language of nation sought to silence
more radical demands for racial equality and mass
democratic participation.
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