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emma_in_dream) wrote2011-06-29 07:12 pm
emma_in_dream) wrote2011-06-29 07:12 pm
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1836 African land rights meeting
In my book of Black Victorian art, there's an engraving of Jan Tzatzoe, Andriess Stoffles, James Read Sr, James Read Jr and John Philip giving evidence before a sub-committee of the House of Parliament.
They were leaders of the peoples being impacted on by the British settler expansion into Cape Province, and made an argument for their land rights (in order to promote 'the spread of civilisation' and 'the peaceful reception of the Christian religion').
Imagine if they had actually prevailed through reasonable discussion. There's scope for an alternate universe story.
They were leaders of the peoples being impacted on by the British settler expansion into Cape Province, and made an argument for their land rights (in order to promote 'the spread of civilisation' and 'the peaceful reception of the Christian religion').
Imagine if they had actually prevailed through reasonable discussion. There's scope for an alternate universe story.