The slavery under British and the VOC: The Chain of the Revolt

Authors

  • Tonghao Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1549

Keywords:

Slavery, The VOC, The British empire, Unthinkable, Cape colony

Abstract

Slavery plays an important role in studying the history of Cape Town and South Africa. The beginning and the development of slavery were naturally accompanied by the slave uprisings. The history of Cape Colony has seen two major ruling governments, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the British Empire. There was no organized resistance that occurred in Cape Town during the VOC period. However, a series of slave improvements by the British government led to the outbreak of the revolt. In contrast to the harsh laws of the VOC period, the British kindness to the slaves freed them from their shackles and led to the outbreak of the revolt. The British policy to improve slavery seems to have changed the psychology of slaves, accelerated their desire for the abolition of slavery, and led to the occurrence of revolt. This seems “Unthinkable” to the British government. Although the slave revolts that happened in Cape town are valuable for studying the history of slavery, scholars and the public have overlooked this part of history. This essay aimed to analyze the Behavior of slaves to understand and encourage people to analyze historical events and figures through psychology.

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Published

2022-08-30

How to Cite

Chen, T. (2022). The slavery under British and the VOC: The Chain of the Revolt. BCP Social Sciences & Humanities, 19, 45-49. https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1549