Children of Hope - The Odyssey of the Oromo Slaves from Ethiopia to South Africa

In Children of Hope, Sandra Rowoldt Shell details the life histories of sixty-four Oromo children who were enslaved in Ethiopia in the late nineteenth century, liberated by the British navy, and ultimately sent to a Free Church of Scotland mission in South Africa, where their stories were recorded through a series of interviews.

Summary

In Children of Hope, Sandra Rowoldt Shell details the life histories of sixty-four Oromo children who were enslaved in Ethiopia in the late nineteenth century, liberated by the British navy, and ultimately sent to a Free Church of Scotland mission in South Africa, where their stories were recorded through a series of interviews.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Rowoldt Shell
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780821423189
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2318-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories