In 1876, 64 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-1170 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1170 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Kirk in the Tanga district |
| Year | 1876 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 64 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 64 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The last tour was undertaken by Kirk himself. As the previous tours did not cover the Tanga district, he visited the area in November and called upon the twenty-eight Indians he found there to liberate their slaves. Sixty-four slaves were produced and granted freedom papers. Before returning to Zanzibar on November 9, he impressed upon the lndians the fact that they could no longer own slaves; and, to demonstrate his seriousness, he punished an Indian for concealing a slave; he also punished an African for the purchase of a slave from an Indian by depriving the former of the "illegally" purchased slave. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1417, "Kirk to Derby," 9 Nov. 1875, f. 111-122; Moses D. W. Nwulia, Britain and Slavery in East Africa (Washington D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1975), 148. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4419846.745144 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -579554.459269 |
| Ship Status | Liberated Africans |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | East Africa (unspecified) |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1875-11 |
| Location | Pemba |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | London |
| Captain | Sulivan |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | East Coast of Africa |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Zanzibar |