In 1876, 20 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-5386 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-5386 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1876 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 20 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 20 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | A slave caravan with twenty enslaved people had been taken on the mainland when on the march north and that the people fell in the hand of his Governor at Saadani. The enslaved were brought to Zanzibar and were freed. According to the report, "the capture of this land caravan by His Highness's own officers without foreign aid is therefore a very important act." |
| Sources | "Kirk to the Earl of Derby," 15 Nov. 1876, in "Correspondence with British Representatives, and Reports from Naval Officers, Relative to the East African Slave Trade," 1877, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 56 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 322. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4318780.529745 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -671293.976275 |
| 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 Central Africa |
| 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. | |
| Location | North of Saadani |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1876-11-15 |
| 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 |