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South Africa: The Memory of Drowned Slaves Lives On in Cape Town
News24Wire, 2 June 2015
A memorial service for 500 enslaved Mozambicans, who were on board the Sao Jose when it ran aground off the coast of Cape Town in 1794, was held on Clifton beach on Tuesday. Read more »
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East Africa: East Africa's Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Conversation Africa, 17 June 2015
Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in Africa. Our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at key… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Historic Slave Shipwreck Found Off South African Coast
allAfrica, 2 June 2015
Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of a Portuguese slave ship in which an estimated 200 Mozambicans died when the ship sank just off Cape Town more than two… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Of Sunken Slave Ships and Neo-Imperialism
Daily Maverick, 3 June 2015
On Tuesday, at the Iziko Slave Lodge in Cape Town, researchers announced a profoundly significant archaeological discovery, made just off shore in Camps Bay. It's the first… Read more »
Historic Slave Shipwreck Found Off South African Coast
Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of a Portuguese slave ship in which about 200 Mozambicans died when the ship sank just off Cape Town in 1794.
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Historic Slave Shipwreck Found Off South African Coast, June 2015
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The site of the São José slave ship wreck near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The surrounding suburb of Camps Bay is a trendy, upmarket tourist hub. see more »
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29 May 2015
Slave Shipwreck Found Near Cape Town, South Africa
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The Slave Wrecks Project (SWP) is a long-term collaboration between six core partners, including the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American ... see more »
Underwater archaeology researchers on the site of the São José slave ship wreck near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
