The admission of slaves and 'prize slaves' into the Cape Colony, 1797-1818

This study supports the thesis that slaves were admitted into the Cape colony by the Cape colonial government, even though the government was opposed to slave importation in principle and law (Slave Trade Act, 1807) from 1797-1818. The colonial demand for slaves was at its height after the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie's (VOC) capitulation to the British in 1795. This demand forced the first British occupation government to forgo their anti-slave trade principles and accede to a limited importation of slaves into the colony.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

1997

Author dc:creator

• Reidy, Michael Charles

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Worden, Nigel

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12742

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12742