Edward Emilio Barleycorn (1891–1978)[From slaving to neoslavery: the bight of Biafra and Fernando Po in the era of abolition, 1827-1930; by I. K. Sundiata; Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1996; , ; p.114] was a member of one of the prominent Fernandino families of Spanish Guinea (today Equatorial Guinea). Active in Santa Isabel on Fernando Póo (now Bioko), he belonged to the cohort of African cocoa producers affiliated with the Fernandino planter community documented by historians of the island's agro-economy. In 1928, at the age of 39, he negotiated a labor contract between African farmers of Santa Isabel and the Spanish leaders of Fernando Po (Bioko).Black scandal, America and the Liberian labor crisis, 1929-1936, pp. 219, 351. By I. K. Sundiata, Institute for the Study of Human Issues
He farmed his father's lands in places like Achepepe and Bantabare, employing relatives like his godmother and aunt Amelia Vivour.
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