Research based on the ship’s log and council records describes suspected rebels being taken ashore for interrogation and torture. The records identify state violence, but their official categories and silences limit what can be recovered about each prisoner’s testimony.
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Which person, place, or record is central to the event dated 1795-09-01?
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Research based on the ship’s log and council records describes suspected rebels being taken ashore for interrogation and torture. The records identify state violence, but their official categories and silences limit what can be recovered about each prisoner’s testimony.
The event dated 1795-09-01 ended slavery throughout the Dutch Caribbean.
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Slavery in the Dutch Caribbean was not abolished until 1 July 1863.