tories of a Herero woman, Uerieta Kazahendike (1837-1936), have circulated for a century and a ha... more tories of a Herero woman, Uerieta Kazahendike (1837-1936), have circulated for a century and a half among German Protestants in the Upper Rhineland and Westphalian region. Known to mission enthusiasts as Johanna Gertze, or more often “Black Johanna” (Schwarze Johanna), Uerieta was the first Herero convert of the Rhenish Mission Society. By 1936, her life had spanned the entire period of the Herero mission she had served since her youth. Over the years, the mission society published multiple versions of her story together with drawings and photos of her.
tories of a Herero woman, Uerieta Kazahendike (1837-1936), have circulated for a century and a ha... more tories of a Herero woman, Uerieta Kazahendike (1837-1936), have circulated for a century and a half among German Protestants in the Upper Rhineland and Westphalian region. Known to mission enthusiasts as Johanna Gertze, or more often “Black Johanna” (Schwarze Johanna), Uerieta was the first Herero convert of the Rhenish Mission Society. By 1936, her life had spanned the entire period of the Herero mission she had served since her youth. Over the years, the mission society published multiple versions of her story together with drawings and photos of her.
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