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Colorful homes in the Bo-Kaap district

📍Cape Town, South Africa

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Bo Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa

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Capetown side street find

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How a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town

And how he was influenced by a revolution in Haiti

Cape slaves — those who worked under Dutch colonizers — had a history of revolt and defiance. “Throughout the preceding 150 years of slavery at the Cape slaves had often resisted their owners. This was both by overt attacks on individuals or their property – fields and vineyards waiting to be harvested often went up in flames – as well as by less obvious means such as working slowly, breaking equipment or poisoning food.” -Nigel Worden for GroundUp

Tuan Guru, an Indonesian prince, came to the Cape as a political prisoner for conspiring against Dutch colonizers. Though a prisoner, his act of resistance opened the path for bringing Islam to Cape Town, where he established the first “masjid” or mosque in South Africa, Auwal Mosque.

Artist Thania Petersen, a direct descendent of Tuan Guru, elaborates on this important past (as well as lineage to Tuan Guru) in her work, highlighting the contributions that her people have made to modern South Africa and Cape Town. Learn more about her and her work here: http://bit.ly/WhereArtThouWeb. 

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The rainbow of Bo Kaap in Capetown, South Africa

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Bo-Kaap 🌈 #BoKaap #CapeTown #SouthAfrica #Africa #travel (at Bo-Kaap Kombuis, Bo-Kaap)