Introduction : another political world -- The land of the dead : the imperial capital, 1822-1871 -- The alliance with the future : the movement emerges, 1871-1881 -- Retreat, renewal, and the "new phase" 1882-1883 -- The field of Agramante : the liberals attempt reform, 1884-1885 -- The fate of the black race : radicalization and its failed containment, 1885-1888 -- Sacred abolition : the triumph, 1888 -- Legacies and oblivion.