This article presents a detailed exploration of the status of freed slaves (called 'free blacks' by the Dutch authorities) in early colonial Cape Town and surrounds. It takes issue with the long held view that freed slaves did not share... more
This article presents a detailed exploration of the status of freed slaves (called 'free blacks' by the Dutch authorities) in early colonial Cape Town and surrounds. It takes issue with the long held view that freed slaves did not share the legal or social status of freeburghers, but rather occupied an intermediate position between freeburghers and slaves.
