Echoes of Slavery: Voices from South Africa's Past
- ISBN-10
- 0864866615
- ISBN-13
- 9780864866615
- Category
- Slave trade
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- New Africa Books
- Author
- Jackie Loos
Description
Echoes of Slavery: Voices from our Past is a collection of true stories, each chosen to illuminate a particular facet of Cape slavery in its mature form. The book concentrates on the final 30 years of slavery in order to place the least distance between Cape slaves and their modern descendants.
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