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In 1868, 409 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-991 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-991 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1868 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 409 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 409 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | On 12 October 1868, 409 people, mostly Oromos (known in the Seychelles as Gallas), arrived on the 1081 ton sloop HMS Daphne commanded by Captain George Lydiard Sullivan. The Daphne captured at least thirteen dhows amounting to over 650 liberated Africans in 1868. There are a set of three photographs focusing on children removed from this group of dhows. They are sitting on the deck and in the holds of the Daphne. Having left Zanzibar, they were recaptured in the Indian Ocean and taken to the Seychelles where they were indentured. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1310, “Enclosure No. 1, 2, and 3 East African Letter,” 1869, f. 193-195; Julian Durup, "The Diaspora of "Liberated African Slaves"! In South Africa, Aden, India, East Africa, Mauritius, and the Seychelles" (Unpublished paper, 2010), 12. |
| Cite as: | Lovejoy, H. B. (2024). Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920. Past & Present, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtae019 Chadha, K. (2024). Regenerated Identities: A Collaborative Web-based Content Management System for Digital Humanities. International Journal of Computer Applications, 186(29), 28–33. https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number29/regenerated-identities-a-collaborative-web-based-content-management-system-for-digital-humanities/ |
Event Details
| UID | LA-E-991 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Northeast Africa |
| Place | Unspecified |
| Enslaved Total | 409 |
Capture
| Date | 1868-10-12 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Daphne |
| Captain | George Lydiard Sulivan |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | |
| Region | Mascarenes |
| Place | Seychelles |
| Liberated Africans | 409 |
| Registered | 0 |
People Details
No people found.
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